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Moodle Backup and Restore instructions are provided

Moodle Backup and

Restore Process

Training Document

Moodle Backup and Restore Process Training Document

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Table of Contents

Backup your Moodle course.......................................................................................................................... 1

Login to Moodle ......................................................................................................................................... 1

Backup your course .................................................................................................................................. 1

Select Backup options ............................................................................................................................... 1

Download the Backup file .......................................................................................................................... 3

Restore your moodle course ......................................................................................................................... 4

Login to Moodle ......................................................................................................................................... 4

Restore your course .................................................................................................................................. 4

Select Backup file to Restore .................................................................................................................... 4

Back and Restore Additional Notice ............................................................................................................. 7

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Backup your Moodle course

Login to Moodle

Login to moodle option (welcome screen has not been created to display both moodle instances)

a. https://mycsula.calstatela.edu

b. https://moodle.calstatela.edu

Backup your course

Access your moodle course frontpage

a. This handout uses the Moodle Learning Community as an example course to document

the backup and restore process

Click on the Backup link under the Setting Block

Select Backup options

The Backup settings screen should be left as is

Click on the Next button on the bottom right hand-side of the screen

Include enrolled users option should not have a check mark

The Include screen will allow you select items that you want to include in your backup

a. All course items have been selected by default

b. Click on a check box(es) to remove the check mark for an item(s) that you do not want to

include in your backup file

Click on the Next button at the bottom right hand-side of the screen to continue to the next screen

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Note: Turnitin assignment items and the News forum located in the General section should not be included in the backup and should have the check mark removed.

The next backup screen will have the Filename, Backup settings, and Include items sections displayed

Click on the Perform backup button on the bottom right hand-side of the screen

Click on the Continue button after the backup file has been successfully created

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Download the Backup file

Access the frontpage of your moodle course

Click on the Restore link under the Settings block

Locate the User private backup area on the Restore screen

Click on the download link on the row on which the most recent backup was created for the course you

are trying to restore. We are processing the moodle learning community course in this example.

Note: Backup files larger than 500MB should be reported to mymoodle@calstatela.edu

Make a note of where the download file was saved

You can now logoff of your moodle session and close your browser

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Restore your moodle course

Login to Moodle

Login to moodle 2.4 option

a. https://mycsula.calstatela.edu

b. https://moodletest2.calstatela.edu – need to find out the url

Restore your course

Access the moodle frontpage for the course that you will copy content to

Click on the Restore link under the Settings block

Select Backup file to Restore

Click on the Choose a file button on the Import a backup file screen

Click on the Choose file button on the File picker window

You may need to click on the Upload a file navigation menu link first to access the Choose File button

Locate, select, and click the Open button on the backup file that was download to your computer from the

Backup process

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Click on the Upload this file button

Click on the Restore button when returned to the Import a backup file screen

The next screen will display Backup details, Backup settings, and Course details information on section

and items that will be restore

a. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click on the Continue button

The Merge the backup course into this course option should be selected on the Restore into this course

screen

Click on the Continue button

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Click Next on the preceding Restore settings screen

a. Include enrolled users options should not have a check mark

The Course name options and Overwrite settings should not be changed on the Course settings

screen

a. Undesired course items can be unselected by clicking on the checkbox

Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click on the Next button

Items to be restored can be reviewed on the following screen

a. Click on the Perform restore button at the bottom of the Review screen

Click the Continue button on the Restore Role mapping screen. Settings should be left as is.

The following message will appear once the course has been successfully restored: “The course was

restored successfully, clicking the continue button below will take you to view the course you

restored.”

Click on the Continue button to complete the Restore process.

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Back and Restore Additional Notice

Turnitin assignments should not be included in Backup

The course News forum should not be included in Backup unless it contains information

that is needed

Only Advance uploading of files assignment types can be Restore