How to Take Out a Drawer From a Desk

Desk drawers provide valuable storage places for items and documents that you want out of view. A desk may have one or several drawers. Take the drawers out for any number of reasons, such as when you repair the drawer or the track, or when you move the desk. Desks often have two different sets of drawers. One main drawer is often located directly beneath the desk, and file drawers are usually located on the sides below the main drawer.

Instructions

- 1
  Slide the main desk drawer forward, extending it all the way open.
- 2
  Remove any items from the drawer, placing them on top of the desk or in a separate container, such as a box. This prevents items from blocking the drawer or falling out as you remove the drawer.
- 3
  Press in on a tab, usually located in the center of the drawer's slide channel and continue pulling the drawer out. If the drawer has no tab, lift up on the front of the drawer and pull the drawer out of the desk.
- 4
  Slide a desk file drawer partially open. Depress and hold the tab located on the slide, behind the front of the drawer.
- 5
  Lift up on the front of the file drawer. Slide the drawer forward and out of the desk.

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