Compress Old Files

Compress Old Files in Adobe Acrobat — with two ready prompts: the immediate one, and the one that makes it stick. 1 real situation leads here.

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Archive old records into a compressed package so storage costs and clutter are reduced according to retention rules.

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Execute — do the immediate task

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Archive records older than [days=seven years] into a compressed combined PDF package and move it to…
Archive records older than [days=seven years] into a compressed combined PDF package and move it to Long-Term Storage to reduce clutter and costs per retention rules.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Consolidate old records for compliant archiving: combine the year's closed files into one…
Consolidate old records for compliant archiving: combine the year's closed files into one compressed PDF, ensure file-level metadata includes retention end date and responsible unit, move the package to Long-Term Storage and record the archive action in the retention log so we can justify deletion later.

Who does this, and with what

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Records ClerkAdobe Acrobat ProSharePointalso: Archive Records Packagealso: Apply Retention Rules

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