Municipal Records Migration: Lotus Files in Government Archives
A guide for cities, counties, and public agencies converting historical Lotus spreadsheets for retention and public records workflows.
This guide is written for municipal and public-sector records teams who need to recover useful records from Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheets without sending sensitive files to a cloud converter.
Public records age slowly
Budget worksheets, parcel summaries, grant tracking sheets, and department reports may have been retained for decades. The file format becomes the access problem.
Local batch conversion helps agencies modernize records without sending potentially sensitive public-sector data to online services.
Retention-friendly outputs
PDF and HTML are useful for access, XLSX helps staff review tabular data, and CSV supports import into records systems. Preserve originals and document the conversion path.
Outputs to keep in the migration package
Lotus 1-2-3 Converter supports XLSX, PDF, HTML, Markdown, CSV, XLS so the same archive can serve human review, analytics import, compliance retention, and AI/RAG preparation.
Final checks before you archive the originals
Keep the original Lotus files, review a sample from each folder, and store conversion results in a separate output location. For regulated or client data, document who ran the conversion and where the resulting files were stored.
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