Course Backup (with student data)

NOTE: DO NOT USE THIS TYPE OF BACKUP WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTORE TO A COURSE. WHEN RESTORING MAKE A BACKUP WITH "CONTENT ONLY".

When you click on Backup in your course's Administration block, you will see the following page (note: only those elements actually used in your class will show up on the list):

Figure 1. Backup Setup Page in Administration

1. Make sure you use the settings indicated below (See #1 in Figure 1).
   • Metacourse = No
   • Users = Course
   • Logs = Yes
   • Users Files = Yes
   • Courses Files = Yes
2. Click Continue and you will see a summary page similar to the one below. Click Continue again.
   
   


3. Click Continue again on the next summary page.
   
   


4. You will notice that a zipped backup file of your course is created and stored in the backupdata directory in your course's File area.
   
   
   
   Note: Your course backup zip file will be automatically named as backup-coursefullname-datestamp-timestamp.zip (e.g., backup-mus1001101-13877200740-20080209-0619.zip). You may use the date and time stamp (in this case, Feb. 9, 2008 at 6:19AM) to locate your most recent backup if you already have other backups). You may also rename these zip files, just as you can rename any other file. If you rename, be sure to use intuitive, compliant filenames, and do not alter or delete the .zip extension.


5. It is always a good idea to download your most recent course backup to your local machine for safekeeping and redundancy. To download the zipped course backup, simply right-click (ctrl-click for Macs) on the file name and select Save Link As... (this context menu choice varies by browser; you may also see Save Linked File As... or Save Target As...)
   


6. On your local computer, navigate to the desired location and click Save to download a local copy of your backup to there.
   
   

Are you looking for directions on how the restore a course backup to AsULearn? Learn more about restoring a course backup.