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title: "Backup and restore for Online Exam"
slug: "clone-backup-and-restore-for-online-exam"
tags: ["Moodle", "Faculty", "Exam"]
updated: 2025-09-01T09:40:15Z
published: 2025-09-01T09:40:15Z
canonical: "it.ajman.ac.ae/clone-backup-and-restore-for-online-exam"
---

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# Backup and restore for Online Exam

You can back up and restore online exams by following the steps below:

#### Step 1: Open the course where the online exam already exists. Step 2: Back up the online exam

In that course, follow these steps to perform the backup procedure for the online exam:

1. On the Navigation Panel, click on “**My Courses**”, select "**Past**" courses from the drop-down menu, and then select the course you would like to back up.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-1728993353336.png)
2. Inside the course, navigate to the **secondary menu**, then click on the "**Course reuse**" option.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-ET9BPKDX.png)
3. From the drop-down menu, select the "**Backup"** option.![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-H6IJI1FO.png)
4. Click **Next.**  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-1724327956187.png)
5. Click **None** to **deselect** all activities and resources.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-1724328107539.png)
6. **Select** the section where the online exam exists, then **select** the exam itself.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-1724328272565.png)
7. Scroll down and click **Next**.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-1724328348454.png)
8. Click **Perform backup**.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-1724328403749.png)
9. Moodle will start the Backup process. You can track the progress of the backup and see the estimated time for completion.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-1723903603721.png)
10. A confirmation message will appear when the backup file is created. Click the "**Continue**" button.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-5U4GFYFD.png)

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.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-PIBXN6I7.png)

#### Step 3: Restore the online exam

1. On the Navigation Panel, click on “**My Courses**”, then select "**In Progress**" courses from the drop-down menu, and choose the course to restore the exam in.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-B0VDHIQL.png)
2. Inside the course, navigate to the **secondary menu**, then click on the "**Course reuse**" option.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-ET9BPKDX.png)
3. From the drop-down menu, select the “**Restore**” option.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-2BBMI9ED.png)
4. Under the “**User private backup area**” section, locate the filename you would like to restore and click the **Restore** button. Note that the file name is based on the course name and semester.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-CTUL7EIA.png)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-92QDH553.png)
5. A page with all the details to be included will appear. Scroll down and click on the **Continue** button.
6. Under the “**Restore into This Course**” section, make sure that “**Merge the backup course into this course**” is selected, and click **Continue** again.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-1723904432309.png)
7. In the “**Restore Settings**” page, click the **Next** button.![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-ETN7HYBN.png)
8. Click **Next** again.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-1723904584512.png)
9. Lastly, click the **Perform Restore** button.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-1724329343835.png)
10. Moodle will start the Restore process. You can track the progress of the restore and see the estimated time for completion. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-S295H7D5.png)
11. Once the quiz is restored, you will receive the notification shown below. Click the **Continue** button.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/7a3c00d9-daf1-4451-a1a0-1e6ab8f34fa6/Images/Documentation/image-GFHSI0D6.png)Note:

After restoring the quiz, you can choose to hide it and update its dates and times as needed.