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Reducing Storyline project file size?
Disclaimer: my team is stuck using a 2-year-old version of Storyline (3.65.28121.0) because that's how government IT works. :/
We have a large project that was outsourced to a vendor a couple of y...
Hi Chris, there is one more option. Just ensure you have your original/latest file backed-up and archived before you do this.
Make a copy of the Storyline file, then change the extension of the new copy to *.zip. Once changed to {yourfilename}.zip, uncompress the file. You can then hunt through the media file for any large files that are not used (video/audio).
You need to be certain that the files are not used. If you are certain, delete them. Once you have completed this, zip the contents back up, and then change the extension back to *.story. If you deleted the correct files, the story file should open up without complaint.
When you zip the file back-up, make sure you zip from the correct location (selecting the files as shown in this image).
As a bonus on Sams' approach. If you are not sure of big files that are used or not. Replace them with 1kb small files. You will notice the difference when reverting back to .story files
Yes, good call Math
