Splitting up a PDF file

[tony.kaczoroski]

Hello,We use an application to store Architectural Drawings that are in PDF format.  Unfortunately, the application has an individual file size limitation of 49mb.  I know how to use the "Organize Pages" function in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC to split the large file into smaller files.  What I do not know is how to see how large the file will be before splitting it up.

For example, I have a 128mb file containing all of the individual architectural drawings.  So, I need to break this up into 3 separate files.  As I start by selecting the first page and then continuing to select pages, I would like to see the total file size of the selected files - as I select them - so I can see when I get close to the 49mb limit.

Is there anyway to do this within Adobe Acrobat?  If not, any suggestions on how to do this external to Adobe?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[try67 · Accepted solution]

No, it's a trial-and-error process. Split and check the file size. Repeat as needed.

By the way, there's no guarantee that doing this will reduce the file size at all. There's no one-to-one relationship between the number of pages in a file and its size. It all depends on what objects take up space in the file. You can certainly split a 50MB file into two files with half the pages in each, and both of them will remain around 50MB...

[try67 · Accepted solution]

No, it's a trial-and-error process. Split and check the file size. Repeat as needed.

By the way, there's no guarantee that doing this will reduce the file size at all. There's no one-to-one relationship between the number of pages in a file and its size. It all depends on what objects take up space in the file. You can certainly split a 50MB file into two files with half the pages in each, and both of them will remain around 50MB...

[tony.kaczoroski]

Thank you try67.  I thought that might be the case.

[Bernd Alheit]

You can split by file size.

[tony.kaczoroski]

Bernd_Alheit,

Not sure what you mean by you reply.

Tony

[Bernd Alheit · Accepted solution]

There are several options for splitting files:

https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/how-to/split-pdf-file.html 

[default6yg1gubm7k0m]

When I click on the link above I get a 404 error page.  Still need to split a large document into smaller sections to move it to an excel spread sheet.

Help!

Thanks

C

[Thom Parker]

If you have Acrobat Professional, select the "Organize Pages" tools, the push the "Split" button.

If you need to split the document in some special way that is not listed, then let us know about it and maybe it can be done with a script. 

[michaelh92024802]

Hi there Thom, 

looking to split a pdf file based on level 1 and level 2 bookmarks. Can this be done? 

Thanks

[Thom Parker]

Yes it can be done. Acrobat only provides a split by top level bookmarks, so there are two solutions.

1.  Moving all the 2nd bookmarks up the top (this could be done with JS) and use the built-in split

2. A custom JavaScript.    This is the better solution.

I've created several similar tools. You can learn about how to do it your self here:

https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/main.cfm

There are also similar tools you could use as a starting point for writing your own.

Or hire someone to write it for you (like me). Contact me if you are interested 

[michaelh92024802]

Thanks Thom

[Colm26391689tk0e]

Thank you,  that works as I have the Pro versiion