Officials across the country say they waste hours hunting through paper files and the various computer systems to settle immigrants' cases.

"It's a complete paper file, but the essential information is in a database."

Many of the paper files were hard to read or illegible.

How far back do you want to go in converting paper files?

They had lost all their paper files, whole rooms full of contracts, technical information and research.

She had been aware of him opening and closing drawers, but thought he might be looking for paper files, too.

See if you can find the controls that open this paper file over here.

Until about 10 years ago, everyone's records were on paper files, often in corridors.

So that any personal data kept in a paper file is now covered.

Carver looked down as she reached into her desk for the paper file.