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Extract PDF Attachments vs. Extract PDF Images
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The names sound similar, but only one of these gets you back a spreadsheet or source document.
Extract PDF Attachments
- ·Recovers complete embedded files — spreadsheets, XML data, source documents
- ·A file keeps its own filename and extension, exactly as embedded
- ·Only finds files actually attached to the PDF, not pictures used on the page
Extract PDF Images
- ·Recovers the bitmap pictures used inside page content — photos, logos, screenshots
- ·Every result is a PNG image, not the original file type
- ·Does not find embedded documents or data files
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