From the command line CD to the Moodle \admin\cli folder and run this command: where '--courseid' is the id of the course that you want to backup. The .mbz backup file for courseid=25 will be stored in the backup subfolder in the Moodledata ($CFG->dataroot) folder.
Go into the course. Click the Backup link either in the gear menu or the Administration block (depending upon the theme). Initial settings - Select activities, blocks, filters and other items as required then click the Next button.
Files are not just materials such as word-processed documents or slideshow presentations. All types of files can be uploaded and accessed through Moodle, but the student needs to have the correct software to be able to open them.Different file types are shown with different icons.
The backup and restore processes can offer the teacher and administrators many creative solutions. Duplicating courses or specific activities in one course to another course (similar to Import) Updating a production Moodle site course, with material from a localhost site course
You should see, when you login and enter the course, an option under the Administration block on the side of the page to "unenrol me from..." You could also try entering the course and then clicking on your name at the top of the page. You should then see a button that says "unenrol me from..."
Restoring a course backupGo to Settings > Course administration > Restore.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.More items...•
You can control the types of files allowed on your site if you need to.Log in with your administrator account.From the left panel (the Navigation drawer) click Site administration.Click the Server tab.Click File types and edit as you wish.
Adding a file Click 'Add an activity or resource' link, then in the activity chooser, select file then click the Add button (or select file from the "Add a resource" dropdown menu) Enter a link name and a description (which may be required or optional according to the admin settings)
Restore begins in the original course--the course to be copied. A backup is "pushed" into a target new or existing course. Import begins in the target new or existing course--the course to be copied into. A backup of another course is then "pulled" into that course from the original course.
To restore course information from a backup . mbz fileIn Moodle, select the course to which you want to restore or materials from the archived course.Click Restore from the Course Administration menu. ... Upload or select the . ... Click Restore.More items...•
0:234:21Uploading files to Moodle and using the File Manager - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipWhich is just on the left hand side sorry administration palapa should keep the terminology. AndMoreWhich is just on the left hand side sorry administration palapa should keep the terminology. And then you'll see that just under questions and above the unenroll me there's this link called files.
Drag and drop the selected files to either the week or topic section in your Moodle course. If you were to upload the files in a folder, you need to zip them before you can attempt to drag and drop it. Click on the zipped folder, drag, and drop the folder to either the week or topic section in your Moodle course.
Re: Where does Moodle store uploaded files Moodle stores files in the Moodle data directory. This is a location on your server defined by you when you install Moodle.
A resource file is a text file with the extension . rc. The file can use single-byte, double-byte, or Unicode characters. The syntax and semantics for the RC preprocessor are similar to those of the Microsoft C/C++ compiler. However, RC supports a subset of the preprocessor directives, defines, and pragmas in a script.
Launch Moodle (https://moodle.davidson.edu) and open your course. In the upper right corner of the screen, click on the "gear" icon. From the resulting drop-down list, choose Edit settings. In the General section of the settings, click the Course visibility menu and select Show.
If you are an administrator on your Moodle site, click "Site administration" in the nav drawer, select "Courses," then click "Restore course." You can click "Choose a file..." to navigate to the MBZ file or drag and drop the file into the upload window to upload the MBZ file.