a method for increasing the long term storageability of a cellulosic paper or paperboard product . the method includes providing a paper or paperboard product made from cellulosic fibers having a basis weight ranging from about 80 to about 300 pounds per 3000 square feet . a holdout material is applied to at least one surface of the paper or paperboard product . the web is then coated with an ink receptive material selected from the group consisting of an aqueous acrylic polymer coating material , an aqueous biocidal agent and a combination of aqueous acrylic polymer coating material and aqueous biocidal agent and dried to provide a paper or paperboard product having enhanced long term storageability . webs made according to the invention are suitable for making file folders which exhibit improve long term storageability by resisting damage from moisture and / or biological activity .