A file management system provided with an improved operability by arranging attribute information of recorded files, file search result information, and index information of files and listing the information per a file together in a single file list, by adding an identical indicator mark to a plurality of files for which identical processing is requested to be performed in the file list, and by searching for the files having the indicator mark in the file list to perform predetermined processing for the found files. The predetermined processing includes an index input, printing files, and storing files which have been scanned.