Which photos aren’t used anywhere on my site?
Over time a library collects photos that no page uses any more: the old banner, the shots you did not choose, the file you uploaded twice. They take room and they clutter the picker. The Unused tab finds them for you.
The prompt
“Show me the photos in my library that bernard can see on no page, and tell me which are the biggest.”
Signed in, Get my prompt fills in your site for you. Otherwise press Copy and fill in the [bracketed] parts. First time? Connect your AI to bernard once: Use your own AI (opens in a new tab).
Open the Unused tab
Open Media Library and press Unused. The link is /library?tab=unused.
bernard checks every night, so the list is never more than a day old.
The tab lists photos, films, recordings and files that bernard can see on no page, stylesheet or lesson of your sites. They are also in no collection and not in your brand kit. Each item has a reason line, for example “On no page, lesson, collection or brand kit bernard can see since 3 Sep”.
You can narrow the list. Filter by Everything, Photos, Video, Audio or Files. Sort by Largest first (the default) or Unused longest. Largest first is the quick way to win back room (How much room does my site have - and what’s using it?).
What bernard cannot see
bernard cannot yet see a visitor who opens a file straight from a link, or another website that uses your file. The tab says so. A file can look unused to bernard and still matter to someone. That is why the next step is archive, not delete.
Archive what you do not need
- Tick the items you recognise as finished with.
- Press Archive. If any chosen item is in use, bernard warns you first.
Nothing is ever deleted. To undo it, press Put them back on the notice, or open the Archived view on Photos and press Restore (Download or archive photos from your library).
Ask your assistant
Say “which photos do I not use?” and your assistant reads the same list. It says plainly that bernard cannot see visitor traffic or other websites. What is the media library - and what can I do with it? shows where the Unused tab sits among the others.
Questions people ask
- Where do I find the photos I don’t use?
- Open Media Library and press the Unused tab, or go to /library?tab=unused. It lists photos, films, recordings and files that bernard can see on no page, stylesheet or lesson of your sites, and that are in no collection and not in your brand kit.
- How does bernard decide something is unused?
- Every night it checks your sites’ pages, stylesheets and lessons, your collections and your brand kit. Each item shows a reason, such as “On no page, lesson, collection or brand kit bernard can see since 3 Sep”. bernard cannot yet see visitors who open a file straight from a link, or other websites that use it, and the tab says so. Treat the list as a good place to start, not proof.
- Will archiving delete anything?
- No. Nothing is ever deleted. Archive retires the card and your assistant stops offering the item for new pages. If an item is in use, bernard warns you before it archives. Press Put them back on the notice, or open the Archived view on Photos and press Restore. Nothing on your pages changes, and anything you publish later still waits for your approval.
- Can I show only photos, or only the biggest?
- Yes. Filter by type: Everything, Photos, Video, Audio or Files. Sort by Largest first, which is the default, or Unused longest.
- Can my assistant find them too?
- Yes. Ask which photos are unused and it reads the same list. Because it cannot see visitor traffic or other websites, it will say so rather than call a file certainly unused.