Frequently Asked Questions

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  • What is document scanning?
  • How much do scanning services cost?
  • What Is the lead-time to schedule a service?
  • Why should I scan my documents?
  • What are the benefits of scanning services?
  • What types of documents can be scanned?
  • What’s the turnaround time on a scanning project?
  • What file formats are supported for scanned documents?
  • How do I calculate the number of documents I have to scan?
  • Is there a size limit for documents that can be scanned?
  • Do I need to prepare the documents before sending them for scanning?
  • Can you scan double-sided documents?
  • How does indexing work?
  • What is the difference between imaging and digitizing?
  • Do you offer OCR (Optical Character Recognition) services for scanned documents?
  • How is document destruction handled?
  • How does document destruction work?
  • What is the lead-time to schedule destruction service?
  • What if I need ongoing destruction services?
  • Are the paper shreds recycled?
  • Can the shred trucks handle hard drives and electronics as well?
  • What happens to the shredded paper after the process?
  • Are your shredding services compliant with privacy regulations?
  • Can I get a certificate of destruction for my records?
  • Are your shredding services available in my area?
  • Can you handle large volumes of shredding for businesses?
  • What is mobile shredding?
  • What is off-site shredding?
  • What is purge shredding?
  • How much does document destruction cost?
  • Can I just rent or buy a shredder?
  • What types of documents should be considered for destruction, and how do I identify them?
  • What is the difference between on-site and off-site document destruction services?
  • Can I schedule a one-time shredding service, or do you offer recurring shredding plans?
  • Can I receive a Certificate of Destruction after the shredding service is complete?
  • What is the difference between on-site and off-site document destruction services?
  • How does hard drive destruction work?
  • How much does hard drive destruction cost?
  • How secure are hard drive destruction services?
  • What happens to the hard drives after destruction?
  • Can I witness my hard drives being destroyed?
  • Do you provide a certificate of destruction?
  • What devices have hard drives that I should destroy?
  • What are the most common hard drive destruction methods?
  • How does electronic destruction work?
  • How much does electronic destruction cost?
  • How secure is electronic destruction?
  • Can I witness the destruction process?
  • What electronics can I destroy?
  • What happens to the electronics after they're destroyed?
  • Why can't I just sell, trade, or donate my devices instead of destroying them?
  • Will I receive a certificate of destruction?
  • What is day-forward scanning?
  • Do you offer on-site document scanning services, or do we need to send our documents to your facility?
  • Is it better to scan documents with phone or scanner?
  • Can I access my scanned documents or stored records remotely?
  • Are there any legal or compliance considerations I should be aware of when digitizing my documents?
  • How secure is the scanning process?
  • What happens to my original paper records after scanning?
  • How does walk-in scanning work?
  • Do you offer OCR (Optical Character Recognition) services for medical records?
  • Are there any size or quantity limitations for medical records scanning projects?
  • What is the purpose of medical records scanning, and how can it benefit our healthcare facility?
  • What industries can benefit from scanning services?
  • How much will a large format scanning service cost?
  • How long will a large format scanning service take?
  • Is there any prep work that needs to be done before scanning my large format documents?
  • What is considered a large format document?
  • What format will my digital large format documents be returned in?
  • Can I edit my large format documents after they're scanned?
  • How secure are your large format scanning services?
  • How are large format documents scanned?
  • Is there any prep work that I need to do before I give my blueprints to my service provider?
  • How do blueprint scanning services work?
  • What additional services are offered for large format documents?
  • Do you offer on-site scanning for large format documents?
  • How much will a blueprint scanning service cost?
  • How secure are blueprint scanning services?
  • What file formats are available for scanned blueprints?
  • What types of blueprints can be scanned?
  • What is microfiche?
  • What is microfilm?
  • Are there any additional services provided for blueprints?
  • How long will my blueprint scanning service take?
  • What types of microform can be scanned?
  • Why should I consider microfilm and microfiche scanning services?
  • What is an aperture card?
  • What is COM fiche?
  • How secure are your off-site facilities?
  • How do document storage services work?
  • How should I store my microform before scanning?
  • How much will microform scanning cost?
  • How is document destruction handled?
  • How much does document storage cost?
  • What level of accessibility is provided?
  • What is the process for document retrieval?
  • How do I prepare my documents for off-site storage?
  • What types of documents can I store with your services?
  • How secure are cloud storage and document management services?
  • Can the service provider assist with document digitization?
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