So how can you make a backup of your Moodle course?

  1. Click the gear menu and then select “backup.”
  2. Use the checkboxes to decide what you would like to bring over with your copy of the course.
  3. Experienced Moodlers can click the “jump to the final step” button, or if you prefer click “next”.

How do I backup and restore from Moodle?

Restoring a course backup

  1. Go to Settings > Front page settings > Restore or Settings > Course administration > Restore.
  2. Upload the backup file or choose a file in the course backup area or user private backup area and click Restore.
  3. Confirm – Check that everything is as required then click the Continue button.

How do I access my Moodle backups?

Re: And WHERE do the moodle backup files go?

  1. Select a course from courses.
  2. Click Backup.
  3. Set what is to be backed up.
  4. Make the backup.
  5. Click Continue.
  6. IMMEDIATELY download the backup.
  7. When the download advice appears at the bottom of the Moodle window, right click it and select show in Finder.

Where are Moodle backups stored?

The . mbz backup file for courseid=25 will be stored in the backup subfolder in the Moodledata ($CFG->dataroot) folder.

Where does Moodle store backup files?

Manage Backup Files Stored on Moodle

  1. Log in to Moodle and open a course for which an .
  2. In the menu bar at the top of your course page, select the Course Management button (gear icon.
  3. To locate your backup files for the course:
  4. Scroll to the User private backup area.

How do I turn on auto backup in Moodle?

/To set the backup schedule:

  1. Go to Administration > Site administration > Courses > Backups > Automated backup setup.
  2. Set backup_auto_active to enabled.
  3. Select the days of the week to run the backup.
  4. Set the execution time for the backup process.
  5. Set the “Save to…” path.

Where is the Moodle data directory?

The moodledata directory is initially created with an initial install of a Moodle site. Site administrators can see the actual moodledata directory name and location in the config. php file.

How do I export a Moodle course?

Exporting Content From Moodle From within a course, from the course Administration menu, choose Backup. Select whether to export as a Common Cartridge or a native Moodle file. Follow the succession of screens, to complete the process.

How do I import a .MBZ file into Moodle?

To restore course information from a backup . mbz file

  1. In Moodle, select the course to which you want to restore or materials from the archived course.
  2. Click Restore from the Course Administration menu.
  3. Upload or select the .
  4. Click Restore.

How do I archive a Moodle course?

Installation

  1. Make sure you have all the required versions.
  2. Download the Course Archiving plugin.
  3. Unzip it into your moodle/blocks/ directory.
  4. Login to you moodle as Administrator and go to Site administration -> Notifications to trigger the installation process.
  5. Turn editing on the home page.
  6. Add the block to the page.

What is backup website?

A website backup is a copy of all of your website data. This is especially the case if your website runs on a content management system like WordPress, where you’ll need all of your site’s files, content, media, and databases to get it up and running again.