One embodiment provides a printed matter managing system configured to print a file to which a label in accordance with identifying information of the file is applied and to manage the printed file as a printed matter, comprising: a detection unit configured to detect the label applied to the printed matter in one of reading the printed matter by a computer configured to limit one of using a result from the reading of the printed matter by the computer and physically carrying out the printed matter and the identifying information contained in the detected label.