[GH-ISSUE #19] Overwritten files don't decrease in size #1385

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opened 2026-03-01 18:45:05 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

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2026-03-01 18:45:05 +03:00

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Originally created by @duarteframos on GitHub (Sep 27, 2016).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/issues/19

One thing I have noticed in the past and has continued happening for several versions now is that if a file is saved overwriting an existing GIF recorded in a previous session it's file size never really decreases even if the new recording is smaller than the original.

Say I record a capture and save it has gif (henceforth called Capture_A.gif) with a file size of 2.5Mb, then close ScreenToGif . I then proceed to open a new session and make a second recording which is considerably shorter than the previous one.

If I save it as Capture_B.gif it has 1.3Mb, but if I turn on the Overwrite option and save it over Capture_A.gif it will still saved with 2.5Mb file regardless of the actual size.

If I go back to the file browser and erase Capture_A.gif and save it again it will correctly present it's 1.3Mb file size.

Is this intended behavior or some sort of bug?

Originally created by @duarteframos on GitHub (Sep 27, 2016). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/issues/19 One thing I have noticed in the past and has continued happening for several versions now is that if a file is saved overwriting an existing GIF recorded in a previous session it's file size never really decreases even if the new recording is smaller than the original. Say I record a capture and save it has gif (henceforth called Capture_A.gif) with a file size of 2.5Mb, then close ScreenToGif . I then proceed to open a new session and make a second recording which is considerably shorter than the previous one. If I save it as Capture_B.gif it has 1.3Mb, but if I turn on the _Overwrite_ option and save it over Capture_A.gif it will still saved with 2.5Mb file regardless of the actual size. If I go back to the file browser and erase Capture_A.gif and save it again it will correctly present it's 1.3Mb file size. Is this intended behavior or some sort of bug?

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kerem commented

2026-03-01 18:45:06 +03:00

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@NickeManarin commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2016):

It was a silly bug and it's fixed.

During the creation of the gif file, I was opening the file and overwriting instead of creating a new one.

It had to do with a wrong flag during a FileStream call.

@NickeManarin commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2016): It was a silly bug and it's fixed. During the creation of the gif file, I was opening the file and overwriting instead of creating a new one. It had to do with a wrong flag during a FileStream call. :)

kerem commented

2026-03-01 18:45:06 +03:00

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@duarteframos commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2016):

Wow that was quick, you must have beaten some record of shortest time between a bug report and a bug fix in the history of man kind! :)

Thanks for the fix!

@duarteframos commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2016): Wow that was quick, you must have beaten some record of shortest time between a bug report and a bug fix in the history of man kind! :) Thanks for the fix!

kerem commented

2026-03-01 18:45:06 +03:00

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@NickeManarin commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2016):

It was a very silly bug. :D

@NickeManarin commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2016): It was a very silly bug. :D

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