Filing Cabinet Generic is a loot table in Project Zomboid Build 42. The game rolls it 4 times when it fills a container, picking from 11 entries. It is used in 5 containers across 5 room types.
Chance is each entry's weight as a share of the whole list, per roll.
| Item | Weight | Share of list |
|---|---|---|
| Paperwork | 160 | 47.0% |
| Sheet of Paper | 110 | 32.3% |
| Handwritten Letter | 30 | 8.8% |
| Index Card | 30 | 8.8% |
| Notebook | 10 | 2.9% |
| Business Card | 0.1 | 0.0% |
| Cashbox | 0.1 | 0.0% |
| Cigar Box | 0.1 | 0.0% |
| Comic Book | 0.1 | 0.0% |
| Flask | 0.1 | 0.0% |
| Money Bundle | 0.01 | 0.0% |
| Room | Container |
|---|---|
| Break Room | Dresser |
| Office | Filing Cabinet |
| Medical Office | Filing Cabinet |
| All | Filing Cabinet |
| Office Storage | Filing Cabinet |
The most common entries are Paperwork, Sheet of Paper, Handwritten Letter, Index Card, Notebook.
In Break Room (Dresser), Office (Filing Cabinet), Medical Office (Filing Cabinet), All (Filing Cabinet), Office Storage (Filing Cabinet).
Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.