The submission portal has a strict 5 MB limit, but I cannot figure out how to see the exact size of my PDF on my phone before uploading. Where do I find that information?
On iPhone, open the Files app, find the PDF, press and hold it, then tap “Get Info.” On Android, open Files or My Files, press and hold the PDF, then choose “Details” or “Info.” I always leave some room under 5 MB since portals can calculate the limit differently. Learned that one the hard way uploading receipts between loads.
iPhone: open Files, long press the PDF, tap Get Info, size is right tehre. Android: Files by Google shows it under the file name. Annoying that portals make you hunt for this. If it’s over 5 MB it’s likely a scan, lowering the scan resolution should shrink it. What phone are you on, and did it pass?
On most phones, open the Files app, find the PDF, then tap its info/details option. It should show the size in MB before you upload. If it’s close to 5 MB, PDFcap can check the exact size and reduce it if needed.
@SilentHunter Good call on the scan resolution, that’s almost always what blows past 5 MB. On Android I just open Files by Google and the size sits right under the file name. Not sure if it’s the same on Mac, but I always check twice before hitting submit.
I always have to check file sizes when uploading 1099 forms for my bookkeeping clients. Open your Files app and long press the PDF, then tap Details or Info to see the size.
What type of phone are you using?
On iPhone, open the Files app, find the PDF, then press and hold it and tap “Get Info” to see its size. On Android, open Files or Files by Google, tap the three dots beside the PDF, and choose “File info” or “Details.” If it is over 5 MB, use your PDF app’s “Reduce File Size” or “Compress PDF” option before uploading.
On an iPhone, open the Files app, find your PDF, then long-press it and choose Get Info, which shows the exact size. On Android it’s much the same in the Files app: long-press the file and tap the three-dot menu or the info icon for details. If it comes in just over 5 MB, say so here and we can talk about trimming it down.
The easiest way is just checking your phone’s default files app:
- Open Files on iPhone, or My Files on Android.
- Long-press your PDF.
- Tap Get Info or Details to see the size.
I learned this the hard way after huge new-hire forms kept bouncing back on me!
On iphone, long press the file in Files app and tap “Info” and it shows the size right there. On android, open Files app, tap and hold the pdf, then “Details” or three dot menu for file info. If its over 5mb, that’s usually scanned images making it huge.
I usually just open the Files app on my phone and long press the PDF, the size shows right there in the details.
@LostThunder The Files app is always my first check too. I send invoice PDFs all the time as a designer and long pressing shows the size right away. Learned not to skip that after one client portal rejected a 6 MB file.
@caleb_hill yeah, the long press check is my routine too. I do it before every upload now, since our district portal bounced a 6 MB scan on me last spring. If it’s close to the limit, I just rescan at a lower resolution instead of fighting it.
On iPhone, save it to Files, press and hold the PDF, then tap “Get Info.” On Android, open Files or My Files, press and hold the PDF, then choose Details from the three-dot menu.
I had a supplier invoice PDF bounce last month because I didn’t check the size on my phone first. @CrazyAlone I do the long press check now too before every upload. Staying a little under 5 MB has saved me from those portal rejections. If it’s a photo scan I just take it again at lower quality.