Batch Cleanup
When you have a stack of PDFs that all need the same treatment, Batch Cleanup runs them through it together — no opening each one by hand. Point it at your files, choose the steps, and it produces a clean set in a new folder along with a report of what it did to each one.
Why you'd use it
A production, a client's document dump, a folder of scans — dozens of files that each need OCR, compression, or their metadata scrubbed. One at a time, that's a lost afternoon. Batch Cleanup does the whole stack in a single run.
How to do it
- In the Legal tools, choose Batch Cleanup.
- Click Add PDF for each file you want included. (Files need to be opened from your computer.)
- Choose an empty Package root folder — where the cleaned files and report will go.
- Turn on the steps you want (below).
- Click Run Batch.
Each file shows its status as it goes — pending, running, done, or skipped.
The steps you can turn on
- OCR — make scanned files searchable. You can OCR only image-only files, skip files that already have text, force it on everything, or leave it off.
- Compress — shrink large files.
- Sanitize active content — strip embedded scripts, attached files, and links.
- Scrub metadata — remove the hidden document information.
- Repair — fix files that are built in unusual ways.
- Split by size — break files over a size you set into parts.
- Normalize pages — bring pages to a consistent size.
Sanitize and Scrub metadata are on by default. You can also pick a jurisdiction pack to apply a court's defaults.
What to know
- It writes to a new folder, never over your originals. Choose an empty package folder; your source files are left exactly as they are.
- You get a report. Alongside the cleaned files, Batch Cleanup writes a report — a PDF and a data file — listing what happened to each one.