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'''Note for Contributors'''
{{Backup}}
This page should explain what can be seen on the <u>moodlesite.com/files/index/backupdata.php</u> page
==Restoring a course backup==
just before starting the restore process
The actual restore process should be explained [[backup/restore|here]]


Clicking on Restore, you will get transferred to the page with the list of the files you have backed up, the information of their sizes, the last time they were modified and the actions you can undertake with those files (you can unzip them, get a list of zipped files, restore or rename them).  
A course backup file (.mbz) may be restored from within any existing course for which you have permission. During the restore process, you will be given the option to restore as a new course or into an existing course.


If you choose to restore any of the files, you will move to another page with the notice: "Later in this process you will have a choice of adding this backup to an existing course or creating a completely new course." Clicking Continue will transfer you to another page with the backup details, i.e. the list of activities you are going to restore. Clicking Continue will transfer you to another page, in which you will be given the choice of restoring the backup files to the current course with the addition of data to the course or with deleting first the current course.
'''Note (1)'''  ''If you are restoring a course with user data (forum posts for example) then be careful when setting the course start date as all data will display within the same timeframe but from the new start date. So if your course originally began in 2010 and participants posted in 2012, then if you restore your new course with a start date of 2014,  these forum posts will display with a date of 2016, ie, 2 years after the original course start date. See MDL-9367 and MDL-44961''
 
'''Note (2)'''  ''If your new course has fewer sections than the course you are restoring, the extra sections will appear as "orphaned activities". Increase the number of sections in the new course to make them visible.''
 
# Go to ''Administration > Front page settings > Restore'' (if you have front page permissions) or ''Administration > Course administration > Restore'' (if you have an empty course to restore into.)
# Upload the backup file or choose a file in the course backup area or user private backup area and click Restore
# Confirm - Check that everything is as required then click the Continue button
# 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
# Schema - Select/deselect specific items and amend the course name, short name and start date if necessary then click the Next button
# Review - Check that everything is as required, using the Previous button if necessary, then click the 'Perform restore' button
# Complete - Click the continue button
[[Image:Course backup file areas 1.png]]
 
==Restoring from course and category management screens==
{{New features}}
Users with permission to access ''Site administration>Courses>Manage courses and categories'' or ''Site administration>Courses>Manage courses and categories>(Category name)'' can restore courses from here:
 
{|
| [[File:courserestore27.png|thumb|300px|Restoring from course/management.php]]
| [[File:courserestorecategory.png|thumb|300px|Restoring from the category management screen]]
|}
 
 
 
 
==Course restore capabilities==
 
* [[Capabilities/moodle/restore:createuser|Create users on restore]]
* [[Capabilities/moodle/restore:configure|Configure restore options]]
* [[Capabilities/moodle/restore:restoreactivity|Restore activities]]
* [[Capabilities/moodle/restore:restorecourse|Restore courses]]
* [[Capabilities/moodle/restore:restoresection|Restore sections]]
* [[Capabilities/moodle/restore:restoretargethub|Restore from files targeted as hub]]
* [[Capabilities/moodle/restore:restoretargetimport|Restore from files targeted as import]]
* [[Capabilities/moodle/restore:rolldates|Roll activity configuration dates on restore]]
* [[Capabilities/moodle/restore:uploadfile|Upload files to backup areas]]
* [[Capabilities/moodle/restore:userinfo|Restore user data]]
* [[Capabilities/moodle/restore:viewautomatedfilearea|Restore courses from automated backups]]
 
==See also==
 
* [[Restoring file aliases]]
 
[[fr:Restauration]]
[[ja:リストア]]
[[es:Restaurar_un_curso]]
[[de:Kurswiederherstellung]]

Latest revision as of 06:50, 23 December 2014

Restoring a course backup

A course backup file (.mbz) may be restored from within any existing course for which you have permission. During the restore process, you will be given the option to restore as a new course or into an existing course.

Note (1) If you are restoring a course with user data (forum posts for example) then be careful when setting the course start date as all data will display within the same timeframe but from the new start date. So if your course originally began in 2010 and participants posted in 2012, then if you restore your new course with a start date of 2014, these forum posts will display with a date of 2016, ie, 2 years after the original course start date. See MDL-9367 and MDL-44961

Note (2) If your new course has fewer sections than the course you are restoring, the extra sections will appear as "orphaned activities". Increase the number of sections in the new course to make them visible.

  1. Go to Administration > Front page settings > Restore (if you have front page permissions) or Administration > Course administration > Restore (if you have an empty course to restore into.)
  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

Restoring from course and category management screens

New feature
in Moodle 2.7!

Users with permission to access Site administration>Courses>Manage courses and categories or Site administration>Courses>Manage courses and categories>(Category name) can restore courses from here:

Restoring from course/management.php
Restoring from the category management screen



Course restore capabilities

See also

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