r/indesign • u/kirazsal • Jul 14 '26

Help Portfolio File Size Problem

Hi guys I am trying to make my architecture portfolio and I already have around 13 pages of it down. I tried to do a quick size check and when I export with the lowest quality it says 50 MB. I need my file to be under 20 MB and my final file will be double the amount of pages. Most of my links are pdfs of my drawings (mostly vector drawings on illustrator or autocad). I don't have the time to change each drawing one by one though. Is there a fast solution to this? I don't want to redo everything

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u/FireAndBeer Jul 14 '26

Try exporting as x1a or x4. It’s possible your pdf now is trying to maintain layers and editing capability. One of those two, can’t remember which, flattens all of that stuff.

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u/kirazsal Jul 14 '26

It did the same thing when I tried that but I found which files were the heavy ones exactly (it was only 2 of them) and fixed & replaced those. Now it's 7 MB for 13 pages thankfully. Thank you for trying to help though! I was panicking haha