How do i prevent a fillable pdf file from growing in size, every time the form has been reset?

Question

I have created a fillable pdf, that functions as a daily time sheet. The employee fills out the form at the end of the day - emails the form via the "submit" button, then "resets" the form for use the following day. Over time, the pdf file that gets submitted, slowly but surely grows in size (starting at around 260 kb) - when the form is filled out and submitted from either a smart phone or a tablet. If a desktop is used, no noticeable size increase happens...

Does anyone know of a solution to this problem? I am theorizing here, but is it possible that when the form gets "reset", the data is not actually being deleted, just pushed in the background?

Any suggestion and/or feedback is much, much appreciated!

Thanks,

Lisa

try67 · Answer

No, when you reset the form the data from it is gone. The size increase happens regardless. One way around it is to save the file under a new name from time to time. That forces an optimization and can decrease the file-size by a lot.

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