# Size?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/size/11936>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 24, 2003, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/size/11936 "2003-01-24T03:00:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Sniggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Sniggins](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sniggins)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/size/11936/1 "2003-01-24T03:00:18Z")

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I’m am wondering what is too big for a flash site size. I fear the site I am working on is becoming too heavy. I use a cable modem myself so its hard to judge what its going to be like on a dial up.

thanks

Sniggins

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/size/11936/2 "2003-01-24T03:10:00Z")

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Break your site up into smaller swf’s that are only used when called. This will help keep the file size down.

As for size it’s hard to say. My bluprint site is about 277KB but some photography sites I have done are bigger.  
It all depends on the content. The more you have the bigger it gets.

I TRY and keep them lower than 300 KB if I can.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/size/11936/3 "2003-01-24T16:19:29Z")

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i think up to 1m size, i will wait to see what it will be,  
but more than that, i just leave:beam: :beam:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/size/11936/4 "2003-01-24T22:26:29Z")

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1 mb is a lot for a flash site, Kel is right, you should split your site up into seperate swfs and have preloaders for each one.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/size/11936/5 "2003-01-25T05:35:59Z")

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I think I went a little overboard then, I was hoping to add a really complex swift animation to my site but i think it will make it to big for most peoples patients

thanks for your comments

Sniggins