Paperless is one of my favorite pieces of software. A few years ago I got fed up with my filing cabinet full of folders & tons of documents that didn't quite fit into any of the categories.
I installed Paperless on my home server & spent a night digitizing everything. After being comfortable with it for a few months I went back & shredded all my paper copies. Today my process is similar - when I get a document I would normally toss in that filing cabinet I just scan, upload to Paperless, and shred it. It's also really nice for storing large purchase receipts - I've previously had the writing on thermal paper receipts go invisible after a period of time, no longer an issue.
Searching for something specific is so easy now! Huge QOL improvement. Just make sure you have a solid backup strategy, losing my Paperless database & filestore would be devastating.
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Paperless is one of my favorite pieces of software. A few years ago I got fed up with my filing cabinet full of folders & tons of documents that didn't quite fit into any of the categories.
I installed Paperless on my home server & spent a night digitizing everything. After being comfortable with it for a few months I went back & shredded all my paper copies. Today my process is similar - when I get a document I would normally toss in that filing cabinet I just scan, upload to Paperless, and shred it. It's also really nice for storing large purchase receipts - I've previously had the writing on thermal paper receipts go invisible after a period of time, no longer an issue.
Searching for something specific is so easy now! Huge QOL improvement. Just make sure you have a solid backup strategy, losing my Paperless database & filestore would be devastating.