A Day in the Life of 60,000 File Conversions

By – Product Advisor at AnyConv

60,000 file conversions a day. That’s not a typo — it’s an average day at AnyConv.

And yet, despite those numbers, we keep things lean, fast, and secure. Today, I want to take you behind the scenes and show you what happens every time someone drags a file onto our site and hits “Convert”.

Spoiler: It’s more exciting than you think.

🟢 Step 1: The Upload — Minimal, Encrypted, Temporary

When you upload a file to AnyConv, it doesn’t just “land” somewhere. It’s immediately routed through a secure HTTPS connection to our file queue — sitting temporarily on RAM-based storage, never written to disk unless required for processing.

No user accounts. No identifiers. Just you and your file.

⚙️ Step 2: The Smart Match — Finding the Right Engine

We don’t use one-size-fits-all logic. We’ve built a library of optimized pipelines, each tailored to a specific format pair — from .heic to .jpeg, to .pdf to .docx, to more obscure stuff like .fb2 to .mobi.

Once your file is uploaded, our system instantly picks the best conversion path based on:

  • File type
  • Output format
  • Metadata
  • Size and encoding
  • Optimization preferences

You’ll never notice this — it happens in milliseconds — but under the hood, it’s what makes AnyConv feel “instant”.

💨 Step 3: The Actual Conversion — Fast, Isolated, Logged (Lightly)

We process conversions inside isolated containers that spin up, do their job, and vanish. This ensures:

  • No cross-contamination
  • No access to other users’ files
  • No lingering temp data
  • Full control over timeouts and resource use

We log only what’s necessary to troubleshoot performance. Not who you are. Not what you uploaded.

🔥 Step 4: The Download Window — 1 Hour. That’s It.

Once your file is ready, you’ll get a download link. That file sits on our servers for exactly 1 hour, then it’s wiped. No extensions. No “just in case” copies.

That’s not just policy — it’s code.

🌍 Step 5: Repeat. Globally.

Now multiply this by 60,000. Every. Single. Day.

From the U.S. and Germany to Brazil and South Korea, users across 190+ countries trust us with their files — because we don’t treat those files like data. We treat them like private conversations.

And that makes all the difference.

🎯 Why It Works

We didn’t set out to build a big company. We set out to build a small tool that does one thing — really well.

Today, that tool is helping millions of people get things done faster, safer, and without all the noise.

And we’re just getting started.

Want to know more about our journey and what drives us? Check out our About Us page — and thanks for being part of the story.