TidyUp
TidyUP is a fast and easy way to check for and delete unused files, folders, and pages in Canvas.
The link to TidyUp that appears in each Canvas course main menu is only visible to teachers and admins. It is not visible to students, so there is no need to hide it.
Introduction Video
Training Videos
User Guides
Known Issues
Due to Canvas limitations, TidyUP will not recognize files as in use if they are stored only in a question bank. We've come up with a few best practices to avoid accidentally deleting these files.
Have faculty members run the tool in their own courses.
Faculty should know if quizzes are pulled from question banks stored in the course.
Create a naming convention for Quiz Banks
Adding a prefix such as QB to the beginning of a question bank file name makes it easily recognizable.
Embed question bank files in a locked or unpublished page or quiz.
Embedding the files in a locked or unpublished page will make the files appear as "in use."
Store question bank files in an ignored folder.
Move all question bank images or documents into a specific folder and then tell TidyUP to ignore that folder (you can do this in the folders tab of TidyUP).