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Before you start
- A Make Smaller operation or a recent result to review.
- Access to the source and output locations; files may have moved since the operation.
Using the free trial? Each saved copy at least 1% smaller uses one of your five trial uses. How the free trial works.
Follow these steps
Read the per-file result
Inspect the file rows and explanations in the completed result; scroll the list or enlarge the panel if needed. To return later, open Make Smaller and use View last result to see available recent results.
Use Show in folder to open the smaller copy. Enlarge image. - Show in folder opens the smaller copy’s location.
Find successful copies
Choose Show in folder for a Smaller copy result and open the file. If it has moved or been removed, the recorded location may no longer be usable; the history entry is not a backup.
Understand No improvement
The file may already be compact, be too small for a useful saving, or need its current quality kept. Read any displayed size or saving. Try another profile from the original only if you can accept its quality changes.
No improvement means no extra copy was saved. Enlarge image. Fix the reported problem
Fix the stated cause: finish editing for Source changed, check permissions for access errors, or free space on the named drive. Keep damaged or unsupported originals. If suitable, export a separate fresh copy from the original app before retrying.
Retry deliberately
Use Try again where it is offered after fixing the cause, or select the source again in File Explorer. After an interruption, review any recovery explanation first; work that did not finish is not automatically retried.
Check your result
- Each output you need has a successful result and opens correctly.
- No improvement and skipped files were not counted as new copies.
- Any retry addresses the stated cause and keeps the original available.
If you need more help
Recent results and Clear history
The app keeps up to 10 completed result records for up to 30 days. They can include source and output locations. View last result opens the available history; Hide results returns from that view.
Clear history removes the displayed completed records. It does not delete your originals, smaller copies or recovery records. Save any details you need before clearing them.
Stopped work and verification failures
Hide leaves processing running. Stop requests cancellation of the current selection and does not remove copies that already completed. Other waiting selections can continue. Read Stopped and Not started rows to see what remains.
If a candidate cannot be verified, it is not offered as a successful smaller copy. Keep the original. For an interruption with an unconfirmed output, preserve the reported recovery information and seek support if its state is unclear.
What to include when asking for help
Use Support and include your installed app version, the profile, file type, exact outcome and explanation. Say whether the input was a file or folder and whether subfolders were included.
A small non-sensitive sample and reproducible steps are more useful than private documents. Hide personal paths in screenshots before sharing them.
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