# Drafts and the Library

Source: https://social9.com/docs/posts/drafts-and-library

> Where every post lives after you make it, what you can do with each one, and how to fix a post that did not go out.

The Library holds every post you have written, scheduled or posted, with proof of where each one went.

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## Where to find it

**Dashboard → Library.**

![The Library with Drafts, Scheduled, Posted and Didn’t post tabs](https://social9.com/docs/screenshots/library.png)

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## The tabs

| Tab | What is in it |
|---|---|
| **Drafts** | Posts you saved, approved posts without a time, and posts Autopilot writes in **Drafts only** mode |
| **Scheduled** | Posts waiting for their time, and posts waiting for approval |
| **Posted** | Posts that went out, with **View live** links to each network |
| **Didn't post** | Posts that could not go out, with the reason |
| **Media** | Every image and video you uploaded or made with AI |

The brand switcher at the top decides which brand's posts you see.

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## What you can do with a post

Open the **…** menu on any post.

| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| **Edit** | Opens it in Create |
| **Schedule** or **Reschedule** | Pick a new time |
| **Duplicate** | Makes a copy as a new draft |
| **Copy text** | Copies the text |
| **Retry now** | For a post that didn't post: tries again in about a minute |
| **Delete** | Removes it for good. This cannot be undone |

A post that is already posted cannot be edited.

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## When a post didn't post

Open **Library → Didn't post**. Each post shows why it failed, in plain words, for example "Too long for X (max 280 characters)" or "This account needs reconnecting".

1. Fix the cause. Reconnect the account, or edit the post.
2. Press **Retry**.

Social9 already retries by itself when a network has a temporary problem, up to 5 tries over about an hour and a half. A post lands in **Didn't post** when retrying will not help, or when the tries run out.

See [When something is wrong](https://social9.com/docs/help) for the usual causes.

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## Media

**Library → Media** keeps every file you upload in a post, so you can use it again from **From library** in Create. Press **Create image with AI** here to make one without starting a post.

Deleting a file does not affect posts that already went out. They keep their copy.

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## Next steps

- [Calendar](https://social9.com/docs/planning/calendar): see and move what is planned
- [When something is wrong](https://social9.com/docs/help)