Any idea`s of Reducing image file size ?

invenio · Post by **invenio** » Tue May 18, 2021 12:09 pm

I don't think that will work because your new converted image directory will have fewer files than the original (due to non-image files erroring out).

What I would do is:

1) Make a full backup of the forum in case something goes wrong (both files and database).

2) Download the files folder onto your local PC.

3) Do the batch conversion with the converted files going into a new folder (ie not overwriting original files).

4) Remove the ".jpg" file extension of these new files.

5) Upload the converted files, overwriting the ones on the server. This should go pretty fast compared to the download as there are less files (as it won't have the non-image ones) and they will be of smaller size.

mrix2000 · Post by **mrix2000** » Tue May 18, 2021 1:27 pm

Hello I was not aware of a possible erroring out issue with less files so thanks for the warning.
I have done pretty much everything you suggested already up to your stage 5 but yes overwriting the files in that way seems the better safer option.
Right so a full backup tonight followed by the optimised files upload tomorrow