Filing Cabinet Sound Effect

📝 Description

This Filing Cabinet sound effect is the rolling rumble and heavy clunk of a metal filing cabinet drawer sliding out and thudding shut. Solid and industrial, it carries the weighty, bureaucratic sound of records being stored and retrieved. Creators use it to score office and workplace content, to add authentic texture to skits, thrillers and animations, or to punctuate a search for that one crucial document. It also works as a dramatic beat when a drawer slams closed on a decision. Heavy, metallic and instantly recognizable, it fills a scene with the no-nonsense clatter of a working office.

📊 Sound Details

Duration

0:01

Format

MP3

File Size

11 KB

Added

July 22, 2026

⚖️ License & Source

This sound is released under the CC0 license (public domain) — free to use in personal and commercial projects, no attribution required.

Original recording by kyles via Freesound. View original source →