File Cabinet Drawer Won T Open All The Way

If the drawer doesn t slide smoothly then it may have fallen off the track that lets it open.

File cabinet drawer won t open all the way. File cabinets are not always made from the strongest materials and it is not unusual for the drawer slides to malfunction making it difficult to move the drawer or close it all the way. Papers often become lodged in the top of the drawer especially if the file cabinet is very full. Open the drawer as far as possible. Look in the back for any contents in the drawer box that might be sticking up or out the back of the drawer box preventing it from completely closing.

Pulling down as you pull the drawer open helps dislodge those stuck papers and allows you to pull the drawer open and rearrange the paperwork. Some file cabinets have a makeup that won t allow you to pry at them but others are easier to slip tools into. If the drawer slides smoothly then it s one track. Remove anything that might prevent the drawer from closing all the way.