NMT Moodle 1.9 Instructor's Guide |  |
NMT Moodle 1.9 Instructor's Guide | |
At any time, you can build a .zip file containing some
or all of the items in your course.
Although the TCC makes regular backups of the Moodle server, it is a good idea to keep your own backups, just in case Speare Hall gets hit by a large meteor.
If you are about to make major changes to your course, back it up first just to be safe.
After a course is completely wrapped up, make an archival backup in case there is ever any question about events in the course, and just for safety's sake.
Procedure 15. Making a course backup
Click on the course link.
On the left side, under Administration, click the link. This brings up the Course backup page.
Select which features of the course you want to backup using the checkboxes.
There are two columns. Check the boxes in the left-hand column to save course features. Check boxes in the right-hand column to save user data associated with those course features.
Use the links at the top of each column to set or clear all the checkboxes in that column.
At the bottom of this page, click the button.
Now you will see a field labeled at the top of the page. This is
the name of the backup .zip file that will be
written. You may edit this name if you like.
Also shown is a table listing all the things that will
go into the backup file.
At the bottom of this page, click .
After the file is written, you will see the message “Backup completed successfully”. Click . This will bring up your page in the backupdata folder.
If you want to download this file, right-click its link and select .
If you want to restore a course backup, or to extract parts
of a course backup and add them to some current target
course, please contact your Moodle administrator for
assistance at <cms_master@nmt.edu>.
This is a potentially hazardous operation that can mess up your course. If you are a Teacher in the target course, and you are feeling brave, and you have made backups of the target course, the procedure is described in the NMT Moodle Administrator's Guide.