Can you open and close the drawers easily without the unit not moving?
57262
Yes, you can. Especially if there are plenty of things in each drawer as well as stuff on top like I have. The only thing that may be a bit annoying is when you open the drawers to far, they can fall off of the track and come out.
1304746
The drawers do not lock, but there is an "interlock" device that prevents both drawers from opening at the same time. Only one drawer can be open at any one time. This prevents any possibility of the unit becoming unbalanced and falling forward.
1286830
One thing I absoluetly love about this particular file cabinet, is the safety feature with the drawers! You can only open one drawer at a time. The other one locks automatically. Because of this, I have not experienced any tipping of the cabinet.
1798619
Yes you can, but the drawer spins the motor and you have a certain amount of torque to overcome. The electric action is not the fastest in the world but the drawer opens and closes fairly quickly. You can push the close button half way through the open cycle without affecting the motor. It reverses quickly. Sometimes I have a small item to place in the drawer and don't wait until it is fully open.
418421
Yes, I just tried it. The drawers have room to move through the opening easily if you hug the opposite side wall, no prob!
519757
No, the top drawer is the only drawer that has a locking mechanism. There is a safety feature that allows only one drawer to opened at a time.
711213
The drawers would need to pull themselves closed like the cabinet doors hinges do. Some drawers are design to automatically pull the drawer in when you get it to about an inch away by the type of rails the drawer rides on and many include a soft close feature with that.
648710
No. If you used screws, they would pull out because of the pull/movement from opening and closing the unit.
996733
Yes. Both drawers lock with the lock being in the bottom drawer. They could be pried open pretty easily though if someone wanted to get in badly enough.
2131028
Yes, the drawers have slides but one of mine catches slightly when opened fully. It doesn't really affect the operation much.
519758
It does not. If you open one drawer you cannot open another drawer until you close trhe first drawer.
1341612
The drawers pull straight out. Not on rollers with stops. No problem for us. We like as is.
1924879
Should be common sense..close them first. I purposely do that, the top is always closed on mine, but I opened it, pulled the drawers out, closed the top, the pushed the drawers closed, thus I can access the drawers without having to open the top first.
1298740
Yes drawer can be removed easily...simultaneously, just pull drawer towards you and tilt up to remove from slot...and no it doesn't come pre-installed. Engineering is superb!!
1509653
Yes and yes. I turned one of mine around to switch compartment positions myself. If you do this, the drawer becomes more of a shelf because it won't slide out. I use mine for "working documents".
957087
Not sure if you're asking if the drawers can be removed, but they do slide out. I'm not sure if they can be removed. The top shelf has a front panel that opens to expose an open cabinet (no file drawer), then there are 3 file drawers and one pull-out shelf.
1865315
Yes, the drawers are removable. If you pull out the drawers, there is a screw on each rail that holds the drawers in place. Remove the screws and give the underside of the drawer a light upwards tap, and the drawer should pop right off the rail.