The metal is flimsy/thin. Drawers do not pull out all the way making it harder to get to files in the back of the drawer. Need to have all drawers evenly weighted or it will tip. If you fill up the drawer with files and try to close there's a tendency of the drawer to twist sideways making it unable to close. This happened several times. Not a good choice fr heavy or many files. I went to a second hand office supply shop and bought a 2 drawer that opens fully and holds all the files I put in this 3 drawer (and is on wheels). This is a much better value and functionality for me. This 3 drawer I will use for my home equipment information etc.