Backup/Restore/Reset
Site: | SD63 Online Collaboration Hub |
Course: | Moodle |
Book: | Backup/Restore/Reset |
Printed by: | Guest user |
Date: | Saturday, 10 April 2021, 4:10 PM |
Introduction
Backup
- Login to your school Moodle site
- Navigate to the desired course
- Go to the Administration > Course Administration
- Click on Backup
- Leave all boxes ticked to get a full backup of your course without user data.
- Scroll down - click on continue
- The default name specifies exact date and time of backup
- Scroll down - click on continue
- and again Scroll down - click on continue
- You will now be looking at the Course and Private backup area for your course and profile
Restore
RESTORE
NOTE: Elementary and Middle teachers should contact their site manager to assist with restoring a course from a backup.
Steps for Secondary teachers to restore
1. Create a new course
2. Navigate to the "New Course"
3. Go to the Administration > Course Administration
4. Click on Restore
5. Find your backup
If your backup is on an external source (Home folder/flash drive) then....Click on Choose a file... and browse to your backup file

If your backup is on an the Moodle site then....Find the correct backup
6. Click Restore
7. Click Continue
9. Click Next
10. Click Perform Restore
11. Click Continue
You now have a new course created from a backup.
Reset
- Login to your school Moodle site
- Navigate to the desired course
- Go to the Course Administration Block.....
- Click on Reset
- Scroll down and select the items you want to reset
- You may choose to click on show advanced and select...
- Delete all groups (If you have created groups)
- Delete all forum subscriptions ((this includes only enrolled users currently...Guests must unsubscribe manually)
- To delete forum posts only for the course the settings below will work.

6. Click on Reset Course
7. Click on Continue
8. Your course is now ready for the next year/semester
Managing Backups
There are two types of backup files: Teacher generated and Automatic Backups
Please limit the number of Teacher generated backups you have: One backup per course is a preferable maximum. Backups can be downloaded and kept offsite.
1. Go to the Administration > Course Administration
2. Click on Restore
3. Click on Manage backup files for Course or Private backup area
4. Click on icon and choose Delete > Save Changes