Moodle Course Backup and Restore Procedures

 

 

The following procedures are for backing up and storing courses that are created in the Moodle course management software.  Please check with your building Technology Resource Teacher prior to beginning this process as he/she will be able to lend assistance in the event you have any questions. 

 

Though the MCPS Technology Department backs up the Moodle server weekly, you are encouraged to back up your course regularly. 


Instructions to backup and save teacher course(s):

 

  1. Under the administration tab click the blue link “backup.”

 


 

  1. You have two choices when selecting what you want to back up.  As you scroll down the screen you will be provided more options.

 

    1. On the left you can select “all”, “none”, or “choose only those items” you want to back up. 
    2. On the right you can select any “user” data you want to back up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


  1. Metacourse:  click “No”

 

  1. Users:  Click either “all”, “course”, or “none”

 

  1. Logs:  Click “No” or “Yes”

 

  1. Userfiles:  Click “Yes” or “No”

 

  1. Current Files:  Click “Yes” or “No”

 

  1. Click:  Continue at the bottom of the page

 


  1. The name for the backup file should reflect the “short name” for the course, the date, and the zip file number.  See your building TRT for information on proper formatting.  You are strongly encouraged to make a note of this somewhere so it is easy to find when you want to restore the file.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


*Please note:  When you select to backup no users (“none”), all the modules backups are switched to “without user data” mode.  Please remember that the “exercise” and “workshop” modules aren’t compatible with this type of backup, so they have been deactivated completely in this backup mode.

 

  1. At the bottom of the page click “continue”

 

  1. A screen of your backup files will appear next for your review. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


  1. The next window will display your backup files, displaying the date and time of the backup. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Backing Up Your Class to a Personal Device:

 

When backing up your Moodle course to a personal device (flash drive, external hard drive, CD or DVD. etc.) follow this procedure:

 

1.      Under the administration tab on the left side of the page, click the blue link “files.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


2.      In the next window click the blue link “backup data.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3.      In the next window click the blue link for the data file you want to save.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


4.      When the file download box appears click “save.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


5.      In the “save as” box you will need to identify the destination where you want to save your Moodle course.  This is the same procedure as you would complete for any Windows file save. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


To restore the Moodle class you have backed up from saved location:

 

  1. On the main page, click the blue link “restore.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


  1. Click the gray box “Upload a File.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


  1. Click the gray box “Browse” to locate the file that contains the course you want to restore.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


  1. Once you locate the file and bring it into the browse box, click the gray box “Upload this file.”

 


  1. The file will then be placed in your Moodle file storage area.  Click the blue “Restore” link to the right of the screen that is connected to the file you want to restore.

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


  1. In the next window click “Yes” in order to continue restoring your course.  You will be able to restore this as a “new course” or “adding to an existing course.” 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


  1. You will then be given a list of all the files you are about to restore in order for you to review.   Click “Continue” at the bottom of the page.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


  1. The next window will present you with a variety of options.  You can Restore the course to a “New Course,” “Existing Course, deleting it first,” or “Existing Course, adding data to it.”  You can also select a Category to place your course in.  You can also select a new “Full name” for the course if you want. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


You are also able select the activity and user data you want to include in the course as well.  Just make sure the boxes of those things you want included in the course are checked.

 

  1. Once you have selected all the information you want included in the course restore or new course, select “Continue.”

 

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    You will be brought to a screen that will indicate you are about to “Restore this course now!”  Click that gray box and your course will be restore to the settings and defaults you have specified in the prior windows.