# A variable says no pages use it, or shows no usage at all

**What you are seeing**

The details sidebar says **No pages that you can see use this variable**, or the delete warning says the same, although you know a page shows it. Or the **Usage** line is missing altogether.

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## Why it happens

* The page was published in the last few minutes and has not been indexed yet.
* The page is one you cannot see. Counts only include pages you can view.
* The page is a live doc. Live docs are not counted.
* The page shows more than 200 different variables, and this one is past the first 200.
* When the **Usage** line is missing, the count could not be worked out at all, so Variables says nothing rather than guess.

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## What to do

Wait a few minutes and open the sidebar again. Before deleting a variable, ask a space administrator to check usage too, and check any live docs by hand. See [Retire or replace a variable safely](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/retire-or-replace-a-variable-safely.html).

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## Related

### [Capable Search](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/capable-search.html)

Find every page that shows it.

### [Details sidebar](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/details-sidebar.html)

Value, usage and editing.

### [Limits](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/limits.html)

Every number to plan around.

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