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Courses can be restored from a backup made by Moodle.  Course backups are usually stored in the '''backupdata''' folder within the [[Files|course files]] folder. There is a restore link next to every course backup
==Restoring a course backup==


The backup and restore process is a common way of moving or, copying specific courses from one Moodle to another.
To restore a course backup
 
# Go to ''Settings > Course administration > Restore''
==Restoring a course==
# Upload the backup file or choose a file in the course backup area or user private backup area and click Restore
[[Image:Course_restore_s1.jpg|thumb|The backupdata folder]][[Image:Course_restore_s1b.jpg|thumb|Restoring a course - page 1]][[Image:Course_restore_s2.jpg|thumb|Restoring a course - page 2]][[Image:Course_restore_s3.jpg|thumb|Restoring a course - page 3]]
# Confirm - Check that everything is as required then click the Continue button
To restore a course from a backup file:
# Destination - Choose whether the course should be restored as a new course or into an existing course then click the Continue button
 
# Settings - Select activities, blocks, filters and possibly other items as required then click the Next button
#Either upload a backup zip file to your course files area or click Restore in the Administration block to access the backupdata folder.
# Schema - Select/deselect specific items and amend the course name, short name and start date if necessary then click the Next button
#Click the Restore link opposite the file you want to restore.
# Review - Check that everything is as required, using the Previous button if necessary, then click the 'Perform restore' button  
#On the next page, click Yes to the question "Do you want to continue?" to start the restore process.
# Complete - Click the continue button
#Click the Continue button at the bottom of the next page, listing details of the backup.
[[Image:Course backup file areas 1.png]]
#On the next page, select whether you want to restore to the existing course, adding data to it or deleting it first. If you have permission to restore to a new course, the restore page will contain additional options for setting the new course category, short name, full name, and start date.
#Choose which activities you want to restore and whether to include user data.
#Select course users if you are including user data.
#Select appropriate role mappings. The options depend upon the roles you are allowed to assign. By default, teachers are only allowed to assign the roles of non-editing teacher, student, and guest.
#Click the Continue button.
#On the next page, click the "Restore this course now!" button.
#On the next page, the progress of the restore is displayed with a report if it was successful. Click the Continue button.
 
==Role mappings==
{{Moodle 1.7}}The procedure of restoring a 1.6 or older course to a 1.7 site requires additional role mapping information to be entered (on page 3). Since Moodle 1.7 has a dynamic roles system, it is possible to map the old roles (i.e. editing teachers, non-editing teachers and students) onto any new roles. By default, Moodle 1.7 looks for legacy roles to map intelligently, for example students in 1.6 are mapped onto the 1.7 legacy student role.
 
When restoring a 1.7 course to a 1.7 site, Moodle compares the role shortname string and pre-selects the same for you. As a result, if you are restoring within the same site, you don't have to worry about selecting what roles to map onto.
 
Role options are determined by what you can assign in the current context (course or site). For example, if you have the teacher role in a 1.7 course, you will not be able to map students onto admins in the restored course. There is also an option to create new roles to map onto.
 
==See also==
 
*[[Course backup]]
*[[Roll courses forward]] (in Moodle 1.7 onwards) how to repeat a course again
*[[Import course data]] or parts of your other courses (in Moodle 1.6 onwards)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR9bsPBBWls Video showing how to restore a course backup file in Moodle]
*Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=90624 upload course & use?] forum discussion


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Latest revision as of 10:27, 13 October 2011

Restoring a course backup

To restore a course backup

  1. Go to Settings > Course administration > Restore
  2. Upload the backup file or choose a file in the course backup area or user private backup area and click Restore
  3. Confirm - Check that everything is as required then click the Continue button
  4. Destination - Choose whether the course should be restored as a new course or into an existing course then click the Continue button
  5. Settings - Select activities, blocks, filters and possibly other items as required then click the Next button
  6. Schema - Select/deselect specific items and amend the course name, short name and start date if necessary then click the Next button
  7. Review - Check that everything is as required, using the Previous button if necessary, then click the 'Perform restore' button
  8. Complete - Click the continue button

Course backup file areas 1.png