1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a generation unit configured to generate a common file by converting an original document as a processing target into a format that can be uniformly handled by an application; a receiving unit configured to receive an instruction for the generated common file; and a storage unit configured to store in the common file the original document that is a conversion source of the common file if the common file is shifted to an editable state based on the instruction received by the receiving unit, and not store in the common file the original document that is a conversion source of the common file if the common file is not shifted to an editable state based on the instruction.