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Reduce Figma file size

This is real work, not a feature someone invented — it comes from real job ads and real questions people asked. Below are four ready AI prompts: get it done, make it easy for the next person to say yes to, work out the right move when you are stuck, and stop it coming back.

4prompts

The same task, four prompts

today's deadline · the next reviewer · the stuck moment · the pattern
AExecute — do the immediate taskThe 'Mobile App V2' file is over 500MB. Compress all images within the file to reduce its size,…+
The 'Mobile App V2' file is over 500MB. Compress all images within the file to reduce its size, aiming for under 200MB, so it loads faster for the developers.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?
BImprove — make it easier to acceptI'm about to share the 'Q2 Marketing Assets' file with the external agency, but it's massive…+
I'm about to share the 'Q2 Marketing Assets' file with the external agency, but it's massive and causing slow load times. Before I send it, identify the largest elements in the file and suggest ways to reduce its size without compromising visual quality, so they can access it easily.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?
CDecide — diagnose the stuck momentI just tried to upload the new 'Homepage Redesign' file to the client's internal portal, and it…+
I just tried to upload the new 'Homepage Redesign' file to the client's internal portal, and it failed because it's too large.
I just tried to upload the new 'Homepage Redesign' file to the client's internal portal, and it failed because it's too large. The client needs this by end of day for their board meeting, and I can't tell them I missed the deadline. I'm afraid they'll think I'm unprofessional. What’s the fastest way to significantly reduce this file's size without breaking components or losing fidelity, so I can get it uploaded immediately?
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?
DBecome — change the patternMy project files consistently grow too large, causing performance issues and slow sharing,…+
My project files consistently grow too large, causing performance issues and slow sharing, especially when collaborating with remote teams.
My project files consistently grow too large, causing performance issues and slow sharing, especially when collaborating with remote teams. This always adds friction to my workflow. What habit should I change in my design process to proactively manage and reduce file sizes, ensuring smoother collaboration and faster loading times for everyone involved?
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed. Helpful?

Questions people actually ask

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Every task here was seen in the real world. Someone doing the job named it, a real job ad asked for it, or a lot of people asked about it online.

If nothing real showed a task, it is not on the page. That is the whole rule.

They are the same job approached four ways, because what you need depends on where you are.

Get it done today. Make it easy for the next person to say yes to. Work out the right move when you are stuck. Learn the pattern so the job stops coming back.

For most of these jobs it can carry the heavy thinking - draft it, sort it, check it, rehearse it with you.

It cannot sit in your chair, take the blame when a number is wrong, or notice what nobody wrote down. Let it do the first 80%. Keep the last 20% that is truly yours.

No. Copy any prompt and paste it into the AI you already use. No account, no score, no wall in the way.

Any of them. The prompts describe the work rather than naming a product, so they are not tied to one assistant.

That is also why they keep working when you switch.

Change it freely. Every prompt is a starting line, not a rule.

Put in your real numbers, your real names and your real deadline. The more you make it yours, the better the answer comes back.

The tasks come from real job ads, published job data and the questions people ask in public forums.

The steps come from Figma's own documentation, with practitioner sources for the traps the manual does not mention.

Push once. Ask it to sharpen the weakest part and to say what it assumed.

Most wrong answers come from a missing detail rather than a bad prompt - tell it the thing it could not know.