# Compressed vs non-compressed swf

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/compressed-vs-non-compressed-swf/325205>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 1, 2011, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/compressed-vs-non-compressed-swf/325205 "2011-10-01T09:01:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![spymaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@spymaster](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spymaster)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2011, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/compressed-vs-non-compressed-swf/325205/1 "2011-10-01T09:01:39Z")

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I have searched google for information regarding the advantages/disadvantages of compressed and non-compressed swf formats and only get endless compression tools.  
The advantages of compressed swf’s are fairly obvious, smaller file size, shorter loading time etc etc.  
What I don’t understand at the moment is why i would ever not use compressed swf’s

Could someone enlighten me please?

P.s. I don’t know if this is the right area of the forum for this but I couldn’t see another more applicable area.