Re: Automated backups not backing up large courses
by james mergenthaler. One approach may be to make a copy of your course - back it up (with no student data) then restore it manually. Then try to whittle the content of the copy. This would allow...
View ArticleRe: Automated backups not backing up large courses
by james mergenthaler. One approach may be to make a copy of your course - back it up (with no student data) then restore it manually. Then try to whittle the content of the copy. This would allow...
View ArticleCourse backups not automatically being removed.
by james mergenthaler. I am using moodle 2.3. In my automatic course backup setting, I set the Keep number to 2. The text beneath the Keep settings says"How many recent backups for each course do...
View ArticleRe: Restoring Multiple Courses Simultaneously (multi-semester issue)
by vinoth kannan. Hi Anatoly,I am in need to create around 2000 courses with about 5000 documents. I created courses using bulk upload and then to create activity for adding file resource i used...
View Articleduplicate news forum on backup/restore/import
by steve miley. Is there a way to prevent backup/restore from including the news forum in the backup (forum of type "news"? )Many of our course sites have 2-5 News forums (from bringing in materials...
View ArticleRe: Import Issue with IMS Common Cartridge
by Joseph Thibault. I have the same issue, we are using Moodle 2.5.1. After restoring the IMS CC at the course level the CSS file is stripped out making the files render incorrectly.
View ArticleRe: Moodle 2.6 automated and manual course backup error
by Nathan Marshall. Hi Magdi,I've had the same issue and managed to resolve it by changing the course format.It was previously 'Topics Format - No Numbering' and was changed to 'One Topic'.Cheers,Nathan
View ArticleRe: Restoring Multiple Courses Simultaneously (multi-semester issue)
by Anatoly Kochnev. Hello,the service is located at http://cloud.sebale.net and works best with Moodle 2.4 and higher. It is free for individual use and has a good storage space to keep backups of...
View ArticleNot all assignments being restored?
by MP Rogers. Hi, All:I've backed up a course (on crteacher2.com) and am trying to restore it into a new course (on classroom revolution.com). The problem is, not all the assignments seem to be...
View ArticleMultiple course restore to one or multiple Moodle sites
by Anatoly Kochnev. Hello,I am writing to share the service that we have launched which allows Moodle administrators to restore multiple or one course into multiple or one Moodle sites. This service...
View Article2.5.1 Automated backup skips a lot of courses
by Marius S. Hello,We are using Moodle 2.5.1We set automated backups every sunday at 3AM, Skip courses not modified since set to 365 days, Skip courses not modified since previous backup is unchecked....
View ArticleRe: 2.5.1 Automated backup skips a lot of courses
by Marius S. I've checked error log:[Sun Feb 02 07:00:28 2014] [error] [client xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] backup_auto_failed_on_course GMF0101-\xc5\xa0VIT[Sun Feb 02 07:00:28 2014] [error] [client...
View ArticleRe: Not all assignments being restored?
by Helen Foster. Hi Michael,Could it be because the assignments are the old type (from Moodle 2.2 and before) and the new site doesn't have Assignment 2.2 enabled? Please see the section 'Restoring...
View ArticleRe: Not all assignments being restored?
by MP Rogers. Yes, that was exactly the problem. Somebody at classroom revolution.com changed the settings for me for restoring classes, and I am now good to go.Cheers,Michael
View Articlerestore course from linux to windows
by chris chen. Hi all,has anyone backed up a course in Moodle 2.x in linux and restored that to Moodle 2.x in Windows? I'm trying to switch hosting and server. I've got a brand new Moodle 2.x...
View ArticleRe: Can't download backup files
by Davin Scampton. Hiya GK.Unsure if this will answer that question, but when my back ups are too big and I cant get them out, I do manual back ups in 2 or three parts. This makes the files size...
View ArticleBacking up Turnitin assessments with Moodle Direct
by Davin Scampton. All,Throwing this in here mostly for feedback because it is really becoming an issue for me and wondering if anyone is in the same boat.At the end of each semester, I take a manual...
View ArticleRe: restore course from linux to windows
by Emma Richardson. It shouldn't make any difference that you have a different OS. Courses should restore just fine.
View ArticleRe: restore course from linux to windows
by chris chen. thank you emma.i'll i give this another try and let you know.
View ArticleRestore Process Puts Sys Admin's Name in Forum Prompts
by Janet DiVincenzo. Hello Moodlers!We're on Moodle 2.4When we do a backup and restore, the Sys Admin's name replaces the instructor's name in the first forum prompt (for Single Simple Discussion...
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