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Feb 22, 2017 5:51 PM UTC
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Page Limits on PDFs

How many pages can you combine into 1 large PDF? Size of file is not a problem. Have 124 files that need to be combined into 1 PDF with a total of 992 pages. Have run into this problem before but just can't remember or find the simple answer.

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Dov Isaacs
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Legend
Feb 23, 2017 6:20 PM UTC

There is a big difference between the question of how many pages you can combine into a PDF file versus any limits of how many pages PDF can accommodate in a single PDF file.

In terms of the question of how many pages a single PDF file can contain, there is no set limit. I've personally created files of close to 200,000 pages and half a gigabyte in size without any problem whatsoever. (This was done with InDesign with the XMPie plug-ins, creating PDF/VT files!)

          - Dov

- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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Thomas34363912iq9y
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Dec 19, 2023 10:52 PM UTC

I'm using Adobe pro and the program won't allow more than 7 pages to scan into a file. scan. Is there a way to set the number of pages higher? 

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Dov Isaacs
Dov IsaacsCorrect answer
Legend
Feb 23, 2017 6:20 PM UTC

There is a big difference between the question of how many pages you can combine into a PDF file versus any limits of how many pages PDF can accommodate in a single PDF file.

In terms of the question of how many pages a single PDF file can contain, there is no set limit. I've personally created files of close to 200,000 pages and half a gigabyte in size without any problem whatsoever. (This was done with InDesign with the XMPie plug-ins, creating PDF/VT files!)

          - Dov

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- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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Legend
Feb 23, 2017 10:00 PM UTC

I did once prove to myself that Distiller could distill, and Acrobat could open, a one million page file. It did work, but the experience had little to recommend it.

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Price PrintingAuthor
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Feb 23, 2017 10:06 PM UTC

Thanks, I don't recommend it either just needed a direct answer.

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Price PrintingAuthor
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Feb 23, 2017 4:11 PM UTC

I realize such a large file would probably bog down the system. However, in the past when I was working on parking passes there was a limit on pages. Could this be an InDesign issue or does it even matter now with the newer versions?

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CtDave
CtDave
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Feb 23, 2017 6:45 AM UTC

Using Acrobat (Pro for sure, Standard maybe) simply combine the PDFs. You may want to do in steps rather than all 124 at one go (a less robust desktop might bog down).

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