> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.parker.work/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Find and reuse your files

> Find every file you attached in chat and every export Parker made for you, preview or download it, use it in another chat, or delete it.

<Note>
  **Beta.** This feature is being rolled out gradually, so it may not be turned on for your workspace yet, and details may change. To request access, ask your Parker admin or contact support.
</Note>

**Files** keeps "everything you and Parker have worked with, across every chat": files you attached, and exports Parker made for you. Only you can see these.

## Before you begin

To attach a file in chat for the first time, see [Files and attachments](/chat/files-and-attachments).

## Find a file

Go to **Files** in the sidebar.

* **Search**: enter words in **Search names and what's inside**.
* **Filter by source**: under **Where from**, choose **All files**, **Uploaded by you**, or **Made by Parker**.
* **Group**: under **Group by**, choose **Date** or **Chat**.
* **Change the view**: choose **List view** or **Gallery view**.

Each row shows the file's size, where it came from, whether Parker can read it (such as **Parker can read**), and how many chats used it.

<Frame caption="The Files list, with details for the selected file.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/fieldko/mD6jO4lPpuH-Mxq8/images/library/files-list.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=mD6jO4lPpuH-Mxq8&q=85&s=cf9164806674ff28e0ce565864756e85" alt="Files list with four files grouped by date, filters for where files came from, and a panel with Ask Parker, Add to a chat, download, and delete." width="2314" height="1040" data-path="images/library/files-list.png" />
</Frame>

## Preview a file

Select a file to see its details: **What's in it**, and **Used in**, which lists the chats that used the file. To see the file itself, select **Open**.

## Use a file in a chat

You can hand files you already have to Parker without uploading them again.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Choose the files">
    Select one file, or tick several in the list.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose where to use them">
    * **To start a new chat**, select **Ask Parker** (or **Ask Parker about these** for several files).
    * **To add them to an existing chat**, select **Add to a chat**, then pick a chat from the list or select **Start a new chat**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Send your message">
    As **Add to a chat** says, the files "wait in that chat's message box until you send."
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Download a file

Select the file and select **Download**.

## Delete a file

Select the file, or tick several, and select **Delete**.

## Example prompts

After you hand Parker a file, try:

<Prompt description="Summarize a file">Summarise this file in one sentence.</Prompt>

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Files and attachments" href="/chat/files-and-attachments" icon="paperclip">
    Attach files in chat and ask about them.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Pages" href="/library/pages" icon="layout-template">
    Open designed pages Parker saved for you.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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