History and settings
History keeps a log of every file you processed. Settings holds the choices that apply to all modules.
History
Select History on the home screen. At the top are three totals:
- Files processed
- Storage saved
- Most used, the module you use most (image, pdf, video, audio or archive)
Below is one row per job: the file name, size before and after, the percentage saved, how long it took, and the date. Until you process a file, the screen says No files processed yet.
To empty the log, select Clear history (the bin at the top right) and confirm with Clear. This removes the log only; no files are deleted.
Settings
Select Settings on the home screen.
| Setting | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Appearance | System, Light or Dark theme | System |
| Default quality | Starting quality for the image modules, and the JPG quality used by Images → PDF | 80 |
| Output folder | Where new files are saved | Same as source file |
| Keep original files | When off, originals are deleted after a successful image job | On |
Choose an output folder
Select Choose folder (the folder icon) next to Output folder and pick a folder. To go back to saving next to each original, select Reset to source folder.
On Android you cannot choose a folder: results are saved in the app's SmartCompress folder, and you use the Share button on a result to send it elsewhere.
Keep original files
DANGER
Turning off Keep original files makes the Image Compressor and Image Converter permanently delete each original file after it is processed successfully. Deleted files do not go to the trash. CompressX asks you to confirm with Delete originals before it turns this on.
The video, audio, PDF and archive modules never delete originals, whatever this setting says.
About
About CompressX at the bottom shows the version.