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If you choose to restore any of the files, you will move to another page with the notice saying that it is later that you will choose whether add the backup to an existing course or make it a completely new course.
Moodle has a course backup and restore process.  Each sucessive version of Moodle has offered  more options in this process.  Many Moodle site administrators turn on an automated backup function, which does a full course backup on a schedule.  The on demand backup and restore functions can be found in the administrative block of a course.


N.B.: that the option to create new course is available to users with either Administrator or Course Creator privileges on the site.
An administrator or teacher with course creator privileges can use the backup restore functions to create, transfer or restore parts of an existing course or a whole course.


Click "Continue". You are transferred to another page with the backup details, i.e. the list of activities you are going to restore. At this stage it is possible to refine the types of activity which will be processed during the restore by unchecking checkboxes for activity types which are not required in the receiving course as well as the files and user information to be restored (if these are present in the back up file).
In this document we will use a Version 1.6 process.


Click the "Continue" button once more to transfer to another page, in which you will be given the choice of restoring the backup files:
==Backup==
Selecting backup icon, will give the user with the correct privilages 3 screens.
*Screen 1: Provides options to select which activities and resources should be backed up. This screen also includes an option to include student data for each of these activities and resources.  The bottom of screen 1 asks how to handled meta courses, users, log files, user files and course files. The continue button starts the backup process.


*Administrators and Course Creators options are:
*Screen 2 suggests a name for the backup file, which can be edited, informs the user what is  actually going to be backed up.  For example, the number of users and course files and which modules.
:Restore to an existing course either adding to the course (keeping existing data) or deleting all existing data; or
:The creation of a new course using the data in the backup file being restored.


*Editing Teachers options are:
*Screen 3 reports if it was successful and has a continue button.


:Restore to an existing course either adding to the course (keeping existing data) or deleting all existing data.
==Restore==
Selecting the restore icon, will give show a list of files which can be restored in the backup directory.  Select the file by clicking on restore link.


Click the "Continue" button. If the option of restoring to an existing course has been chosen, a list of existing courses will be displayed - click on the link for the required course.
*Screen 1- confirms the file you selected to restore and asks if you want to continue or cancel
*Screen 2 - shows shows what is available in the file you have selected to restore
*Screen 3 - gives many options for restoring. 
** Restore to option: new course, copy over a course or add to a course.
** Individual activity options: check off those parts of the course to be restored
***inclues option to restore student data for each part
** Restore course files option - these are image or resource files
*Screen 4 - Restore this course now button
*Screen 5 - Reports on what was successfully restored


Click the "Restore this course now!" button. The restoration process will begin. Allow it to continue until you see the message "Restore completed successfully."
==Notes ==
*Administrators and Course Creators options are:
**Restore to an existing course either adding to the course (keeping existing data) or deleting all existing data; or
**The creation of a new course using the data in the backup file being restored.
*Editing Teachers options are:
**Restore to an existing course either adding to the course (keeping existing data) or deleting all existing data.


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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Restore]]
*[[Restore]]
*[[Roll courses forward]]
*[[Roll courses forward]]
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Revision as of 13:20, 4 October 2006

Moodle has a course backup and restore process. Each sucessive version of Moodle has offered more options in this process. Many Moodle site administrators turn on an automated backup function, which does a full course backup on a schedule. The on demand backup and restore functions can be found in the administrative block of a course.

An administrator or teacher with course creator privileges can use the backup restore functions to create, transfer or restore parts of an existing course or a whole course.

In this document we will use a Version 1.6 process.

Backup

Selecting backup icon, will give the user with the correct privilages 3 screens.

  • Screen 1: Provides options to select which activities and resources should be backed up. This screen also includes an option to include student data for each of these activities and resources. The bottom of screen 1 asks how to handled meta courses, users, log files, user files and course files. The continue button starts the backup process.
  • Screen 2 suggests a name for the backup file, which can be edited, informs the user what is actually going to be backed up. For example, the number of users and course files and which modules.
  • Screen 3 reports if it was successful and has a continue button.

Restore

Selecting the restore icon, will give show a list of files which can be restored in the backup directory. Select the file by clicking on restore link.

  • Screen 1- confirms the file you selected to restore and asks if you want to continue or cancel
  • Screen 2 - shows shows what is available in the file you have selected to restore
  • Screen 3 - gives many options for restoring.
    • Restore to option: new course, copy over a course or add to a course.
    • Individual activity options: check off those parts of the course to be restored
      • inclues option to restore student data for each part
    • Restore course files option - these are image or resource files
  • Screen 4 - Restore this course now button
  • Screen 5 - Reports on what was successfully restored

Notes

  • Administrators and Course Creators options are:
    • Restore to an existing course either adding to the course (keeping existing data) or deleting all existing data; or
    • The creation of a new course using the data in the backup file being restored.
  • Editing Teachers options are:
    • Restore to an existing course either adding to the course (keeping existing data) or deleting all existing data.

See also

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