M03d - Updating Legacy Course Files

UCL has been running Moodle for a long time, and the platform has evolved and been updated to match the growing needs and expectations of staff and students. Each time Moodle is updated, most of the content from previous versions is retained. But sometimes older content needs to be updated or removed altogether, to ensure that Moodle continues to run smoothly and can make the most of its new functionality. Currently, some files uploaded to courses (that were first created in earlier versions of Moodle), are stored in an outdated way, which will not be compatible with, or supported by, newer versions of Moodle.

Hence, these so-called 'Legacy course files' need to be removed from courses. Any such files that are still in use, however, will need to be downloaded and saved elsewhere before being added/uploaded again into their respective courses. This will ensure that they remain accessible to appropriate course users.

Please follow the instructions below to update your course by:

1. Locating your 'Legacy course files'
2. Downloading and saving copies of any legacy course files
3. Deleting these legacy course files from their Moodle course 
4. Adding or uploading the downloaded copies of the legacy files that are still in use on the course

Instructions

 How to locate the 'legacy course files' on a course:

1. Open the course template in Moodle
2. U se the  toggle switch to turn 'Edit mode' on
3. Locate the 'More' menu in the course toolbar which is displayed at the top of the Moodle course page, underneath the course image and description. 
   
4. Click on 'Legacy course files' 

How to download 'legacy course files':

1. Via the 'Legacy course files' page, scroll down and click on the 'Edit legacy course files' button which is located at the bottom of the page.
   
2. Click on the 'Download' button - top left to download a zip file with all the legacy files. Or navigate to specific files or subfolders and use the same button (or for single file, the 'Download' button), to download them.

How to delete the 'legacy course files' on a course:

1. Via the 'Legacy course files' page click on the 'Edit legacy course files' button
2. Click on the three dot ellipsis for folder and for individual files, right click and in the pop-up window for that file, click on the 'Delete' button
3. In response to "Are you sure you want to delete this file?" click on OK
4. Repeat 1 - 4 for all legacy course files.

How to re-upload/add a single file:

1. Open the folder with the files you downloaded displayed
2. If they're zipped, unzip them first
3. Open the course template in Moodle and turn 'Edit mode' on
4. Drag and drop the file from your Windows Explorer folder into a section on your Moodle course/template. This will be added at the bottom of the section.
   

See links below for instructions on how to:

• • Add images to Moodle pages
  • Add links, files and folders to Moodle pages
  • Uploading multiple files using zip
  • Embed media with multiple files, eg a website  

Please contact digi ed if you need any assistance with the above.