[Files] Add an identifying element to identify files in a course that are not being used in the course
We are migrating from Blackboard to Canvas. In the migration process, we are migrating literally hundreds of files from old courses that are many years' old. ,Most of these files are not being used in the newly revised Canvas versions of the course. Going through each one of the hundreds of files and images, particularly images, and then tracking down their location in the course, "if" they are being used in the course, is extremely time-consuming. This means that, because of a lack of time to be able to clean the course, those files are likely to be carried over as un-necessary cruft from course copy to course copy as the semesters move forward. Although quota may not be a concern, course management is a concern, as is accessibility management. Without having a mechanism to know whether a file and/or image is being used in a course, we don't have a good way to manage courses, or manage accessibility.
In the options available to each file (Download, Copy To, Send To, Rename, Move To, Delete, Share To Commons) please, at a minimum, add a flag to let us know if that file is being used in the course (Module, Assignment, Discussion, etc.). Better yet would be a "location" option to tell us "where" in the course it is being used. The "why" is to allow us to clean old course material from courses in a timely manner, and better be able to both manage content, and critically, manage accessibility of our courses.
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