Backup & Restore

At the beginning of each semester, you might need to restore the course materials created in previous semesters. To do this, back up the course from the previous semester, and restore it to the current semester by following the steps below.

Backup Courses

1. On the Navigation Panel, select "Past" courses from the drop-down menu, and then click on 'My Courses' and select the course you would like to back up.
   
2. Inside the course, navigate to the secondary menu, then click on the "Course reuse" option.
   
3. From the drop-down menu, select the 'Backup' option.
   
4. Click on the Jump to Final Step button to perform the backup. Otherwise, if you wish to edit the different parts to be included or excluded (such as the Online Classes), click on the Next button.
   
5. If you chose to edit the different parts of the course before backing it up by clicking on the Next button (as illustrated in the previous figure), then the below page will appear for you, select/deselect the activities as needed and click on the Next button again, then click on the Perform backup button. as illustrated below.
   
   
   Note:

   Please make sure to deselect the parts related to the Online Classes as illustrated below, then click on Next.
6. Click on the Continue button, as illustrated below.
7.  Moodle will start the Backup process, you can track the progress of the backup and see the estimated time for completion.
   
   
   Note:

   Once you complete the above steps, the page illustrated below will appear for you, please ignore it as there’s nothing else needed from you to complete the course backup.

Restore Courses

1. Click on the Dashboard button.
2. Click on My Courses and choose the course you’d like to restore the materials in.
    
3. Inside the course, navigate to the secondary menu, then click on the "Course reuse" option.
   
4.  From the drop-down menu, select the 'Restore' option.
   
5. Under the “User private backup area” section, choose the course you’d like to restore by clicking on the Restore button, as illustrated below. Noting that the file name is based on the course name and semester.
   
6. A page with all the details to be included will appear for you. Scroll down and click on the Continue button.
7. Under the “Restore into This Course” section, make sure that the “Merge the backup course into this course” is selected and click on the Continue button again.
   
8. In the “Restore Settings” page, click the Next button.
   
9. Click on the Next button again.
   
10. Lastly, click the Perform Restore button.
    
11.   Moodle will start the Restore process, you can track the progress of the restore and see the estimated time for completion.
    
12. Once the course is restored, you will receive the below notification. Click on the Continue button.
    
    Note:

    After restoring the content of a course, hide content and items, and change the assignments and quizzes dates and times as needed.