Troubleshooting
Why is my PDF so large — and how to fix it
Before compressing blindly, it helps to know why a PDF is huge — the cause points to the fix.
Diagnose first
Mostly scans or photos? It is images — compress. Text-heavy but still big? Likely embedded full fonts or accumulated save history — re-save cleanly.
Then act
Compress images, subset fonts, remove unused resources, and strip old revisions.
In FreshPDF
Start with the compress tool for image-heavy files; it handles the most common cause.
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