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Compress PDFs for Court E-Filing Size Limits

E-filing portal rejecting your exhibit as too large? Compress it without losing legibility, or split it into separately filed parts.

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  • 10.0 MB per file
  • Up to 1 files
  • 300 pages
  • Kept for 60 minutes

Uploaded files are stored temporarily and removed when they expire. An accepted job keeps running even if you close the page.

Good to know
Files that are already optimized may not get smaller.

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Why filings get too big

Scanned exhibit binders, high-resolution photos and combined attachments grow quickly, and most e-filing systems cap the size of each upload.

Compress PDF rewrites and recompresses the file losslessly; text, signatures and stamps stay sharp. Text-based PDFs exported from Word shrink the most.

If compression is not enough: split

Image-only scans gain less from lossless compression. Split the exhibit into page ranges with Edit PDF pages and file the parts as separate attachments.

Whenever possible, export documents straight from Word instead of printing and scanning them.

How to use Compress PDFs for Court E-Filing Size Limits

  1. 1

    Upload the PDF

    Choose the brief, motion or exhibit that was rejected.

  2. 2

    Compress

    Optimize it in one click and see the new size.

  3. 3

    Split if needed

    Still too large? Split by page range and file separately.

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Tips

  • Scanning at 200–300 DPI in grayscale keeps exhibits small from the start.
  • Check your court’s local rules for per-file limits and exhibit naming.

Tools used

Merge PDFCombine several PDFs into one document in the order you choose.Compress PDFReduce your PDF file size for easier sharing and uploads.Edit PDF pagesSplit, reorder, rotate or remove pages.

Frequently asked questions

Will compression make the document harder to read?

No. Optimization is lossless; text, signatures and seals are unchanged.

Why did my file not shrink?

Already optimized or image-only files have little to gain; split the document instead.

Is client material kept confidential?

Files are only reachable from your session, expire automatically and can be deleted immediately after the job.

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Where do my files go and when are they deleted?

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