Linking vs. embedding image files

Hi all,
How does Illustrator handle placed and linked image files? I created a document that has some very simple vector art on top of a placed image. The image is placed and linked, not embedded. The Illy file is 41mb, and the image is 50mb. If the image is linked, why is the Illy file so dang big? I could understand the file being large if the image is embedded...
(and Why isn't this type of file handling similar to InDe?)
Just looking for some insight.
Thanks, Dina

You could save as a Low-res PDF with Illustrator Editing Capability enabled. This file would be similar to a default Illustrator file, except that you can control the quality of the embedded PDF. The biggest drawback to this is the files will be PDFs instead of AIs and double-clicking will open them in Perview or Acrobat unless you change the default app for PDF files, which you probably don’t want to do. You would then need to manually open the files in Illustrator by dragging to the dock or using File > Open from Illustrator. Also, since hte files are PDFs, it would not be immediadely obvious to other users that these are actually fully editable Illustrator files. I think this is too high a price to pay for a Finder preview.

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