FILE size limit exporting 2 GB PDF to Word (windows 10)

[torstenh95831125]

I have a problem with exporting a large 600 pages file from PDF to MS word, I have a windows 10 Laptop.

It is a trial version of acrobat dc. Is there a file size limit?

If not possible, is there other useful tools?

[gkaiseril]

The trial version is exactly the same as the registered version except it has not be registered and access will expire 30 days after instillation. The subscription version requires a monthly login to the owners adobe account.

[try67]

gkaiseril wrote:

and access will expire 30 days after instillation.

I believe it's 7 days now...

[Dov Isaacs]

In fact, the trial period is now only 7 days!

          - Dov

[Dov Isaacs]

You are probably running out of virtual memory address space in Acrobat for this much content for the export process.

Why not try doing the export in parts?

Make two copies of the PDF file. Open the first PDF file, delete the 2nd half of the content, and export to Word. Then open the second PDF file, delete the first half of the content, and export to Word. Then recombine the two Word files within Word.

The only big got'cha might be that Word isn't particularly great at handling long, complex documents. For that large a document, you might need to run the 64-bit version of Office (assuming of course that you are running the 64-bit version of Windows).

          - Dov

[Geoffrey Hydon]

Need to convert a 112Mb PDF to Word doc, but splitting into separate parts to facilitate conversion seems likely to disrupt internal PDF hyperlinks which link to pages throughout the whole document. Is there a workaround to ensure such links are not lost in the conversion process? Thanks.

[AnandSri · Accepted solution]

Hello @Geoffrey Hydon

I hope you are doing well, and we apologize for the delayed response and the trouble.

Splitting the PDF into parts will break internal hyperlinks that reference page numbers or destinations across the full document. Instead, keep the document intact and use Acrobat’s built-in conversion tools.

Use Acrobat’s Export to Word Feature. Open the full PDF in Adobe Acrobat Pro. Go to Menu > Export To > Microsoft Word > Word Document. Acrobat will preserve internal links as long as they are properly tagged in the original PDF.

Optimize Before Exporting. If the file is too large to process smoothly, use Menu > Save As Optimized PDF to reduce the size without splitting. Remove unnecessary images or compress them. Ensure all hyperlinks are tagged correctly using Tools > Accessibility > Autotag Document. See this article for more information: Optimizing PDFs.

Note: If hyperlinks are not preserved, check that they are actual link annotations and not just underlined text. Use Edit PDF > Link > Add/Edit Web or Document Link to verify.

Also, Do not split the PDF before conversion → page references in links will break, and Acrobat cannot automatically “re-stitch” them in Word.

I hope this helps.

Thanks,

Anand Sri | Acrobat Community Team
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