When you have lots of uploaded files on your Shopify store, you can sometimes find it hard to find the file that you want when you really need it. You might need to filter your files to make management of them easier. There are lots of ways that you can filter files, such as by type, but you can also do it by size.

In addition to filtering by size, the ability to filter files and redirects using various criteria streamlines your workflow, ensuring you can access the necessary resources efficiently, whether you’re managing product files, redirect mappings, or other vital store data.

By filtering and ordering your Shopify files and redirects, you can speed up the process for finding what you’re looking for. Filtering URL redirects by date can be particularly useful when making updates or changes to your site that involve restructuring URLs as part of Shopify advanced customizations.

Shopify provides you with a function that allows you to filter files by size. And it is really effective. Or you could use an app, like Any Asset, to help you manage your files.

Here are the steps that you need to follow to ensure that you need to follow to filter your files and find the file you want.

Key Takeaways
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Filtering files by size on Shopify helps manage and organize your online store efficiently.
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Utilize Shopify’s built-in features to easily sort and filter files, improving website performance.
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Optimizing file sizes enhances page load speed, offering a better user experience.

Step 1 - Login

The first step is to login to your Shopify store using your user credentials.

Step 2 - Files

From the admin dashboard, you can enter the ‘Settings’ option on the managing column and then click on the ‘Files’ option from the next screen.

Step 3 - Filter Files

From the next page, you will see there is a ‘Search bar’ that is in the middle of your page. There is also a button that labeled ‘Filter’ on the left side of that bar. You can click on the ‘Filter Files’ button to see more options.

Step 4 - Select MB

Now you will see that there is a drop down menu. This will include the filters that allows you to choose how you would like to filter the files from. Choose the MB option that is of the size you want.

Then you can choose the greater or less than from the next menu that appears. So, for instance, if you want to see all the files that are less than 8MB, you will want to choose the 8MB option and then select the ‘Less Than’ option from the second menu.

When you’ve finished selecting the criteria of your filter, you can click on the ‘Add Filter’ button. This will show you all the filters that match your requirements.

From here you can select the file that you want to edit, delete or whatever action you were looking to complete.