File handling
Template:Moodle 2.0The way files are handled in Moodle 2.0 has changed from earlier versions. Students and teachers will use the File picker to upload and organize their files in areas called Repositories. Repositories can be located on the Moodle site or externally. Site administrators can reveal, restrict, add, edit or create repositories for the site.
- Previously, if a file was used in different courses, it was duplicated. In Moodle 2.0, files are stored only once, saving disk space.
- Full support for Unicode file names on all operating systems.
- Metadata about each file (author, date, license, etc) and what the file is used for are stored in the database.
- Files are no longer just "uploaded to the course". Files are connected to the particular bit of Moodle content that uses them. (For example, a file may belong to a file resource, a forum post or a wiki page). Access to these files is controlled by the same contextual rules as as that bit of Moodle, increasing security.
- File picker has a list (file tree) or icon view
A video on file handling in Moodle 2.0:
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Typical Moodle 2.0 workflow
Edit a text or activity. Use the file picker to easily select the file from any local or remote repository. The file is then copied to Moodle and stored securely with the text or activity.
Or Edit a text or url resource. Use the filepicker to easily select the file from any local or remote repository and select "link". The file URL is then embedded into the text and when viewed, the media comes directly from the open repository.
There are 4 areas to select files from:
- Server
- Recent
- Upload
- Private files
It is possible to create a folder structure to store the files at the time files are retrieved.
