Uploading and managing your media library
Flomixy keeps a shared library of every image and video your team has uploaded, so you don't have to re-upload the same photo every time you write a new post.
Opening the Media Library
Click Media Library in the left sidebar. You'll see every image and video your team has uploaded, newest first.
Uploading multiple files at once
You no longer need to be writing a post to add media to your library:
- Open Media Library.
- Drag and drop images or videos onto the upload area, or click it to browse your computer.
- You can select up to 10 files at once. If you select more, only the first 10 are uploaded - select the rest in a second batch.
Each file shows its own status as it uploads - Queued, Uploading, Uploaded, or Failed. If some files fail (for example, an unsupported format or a duplicate), the rest still upload successfully - you don't need to start over.
Organizing media by brand
If your workspace has more than one brand, the Media Library follows the brand selector at the top of the page:
- Choose a brand to see that brand's media plus any media that has no brand. Media with no brand is marked with a Shared badge, because it can be used by every brand. Media from other brands is hidden.
- Choose All brands to see everything. Files that belong to a brand show the brand's name as a small badge.
- When a brand is selected, anything you upload is tagged with that brand automatically. Uploads made while All brands is selected are not tagged, so they are treated as shared.
Moving media to another brand
To change the brand of a file, click the ... menu on the file, choose Move to brand..., pick a brand (or No brand) and click Save. If the file no longer belongs to the brand you are viewing, it disappears from the list right away.
To move several files at once, tick the checkbox on each file, click Assign to brand in the bar that appears, choose a brand and click Save.
These options are available to team members who can edit posts. Account owners (clients) cannot change a file's brand.
Browsing your files
Files are shown as large cards so you can read the text on your images. Each card shows the file name, its dimensions and the date it was added.
- Card size: use the S / M / L switch above the grid to show more, smaller cards or fewer, bigger ones. Flomixy remembers your choice in this browser.
- Preview on hover: rest your mouse on a card for a moment and an enlarged preview appears next to it. Videos show their first frame and never start playing by themselves.
- Full-size view: click (or tap, on a phone or tablet) a card's image to open it full screen. Use the arrows to move between files and Esc or the close button to leave.
The ... menu and the trash icon sit in the bar under each image, so they never cover your picture.
Finding out where a file is used
Open the ... menu on any file and choose Used in... to see every post that uses it. For each post you'll see its status (for example Scheduled or Published), its date, the networks it goes to, and a link to open the post. If the file isn't used anywhere, you'll see a message saying so.
If you only work with some brands, you only see posts of your brands.
Use the Usage switch above the files to show All files, only the Used ones, or only the Unused ones - handy for cleaning up files nothing uses any more.
Using library media in a post
While writing a post, open the Library tab in the media step to pick any previously uploaded image or video - no need to upload it again.
Deleting media
Click the trash icon in the bar under a file in the Media Library and confirm to remove it. This only removes it from your library - it won't affect posts that already used that file.
If the file is used in posts that are still scheduled, the confirmation tells you how many (for example, "Used in 2 scheduled posts"). Those posts will still be published with the file - deleting only removes it from your library, so you just won't be able to pick it again from there.
Storage limits
Your workspace has a media storage quota shared across your whole team. If you're getting close to the limit, you'll see a warning banner in the Media Library. If you reach the limit, new uploads are blocked until you free up space or contact support to increase your quota.
Related articles
- Creating a new post
- Scheduling posts