The lock works however when locked if you pull on the doors you can still reach inside. Would break very easily not a secure cabinet by any stretch of the imagination
When you put your files in the drawer the drawers will not open all the way. The drawers twist and won't open. They are on plastic rollers and they can not with stand ANY weight. If you just put a few files in the drawer it still won't open. DO NOT SPEND YOUR MONEY ON THIS ITEM. This file cabinet is worthless and wasted money.
OMG the worse product I have ever bought. I read the reviews and I gave it a try. The thing came apart as soon as I finish putting all the files in it. - The drawers couldn't be opened. The things I put it where not even that heavy and that cabinet couldn't even handle 20 pounds. The railings are plastic instead of steel the just came apart. I am heading back to Staples to drop off this non working file cabinet. Totally disappointed