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WebCT Help Files

Backing Up & Restoring Your Course

Backing Up Your Previous Course

To create new back-up:

• In Manage Course, click Create Backup.
• You will have the option to enter a description of the backup file.
• Click Create.

NOTE: Your back up will be created in the form of a zip file; however, please realize that you can only use this file within WebCT. You cannot open this file with WinZip or other zipping software.

To download back-up:

• You will save the backup by downloading it to your computer hard drive.
• In Manage Course, click on Backup course. You will see any backups already created.
• Select the radio button of the latest backup you would like to download.
• Under Options: Backup Files, click Download.
• You will be prompted to save the file to your computer hard drive. Select a location and click Save.

Restoring the Backup to the New Course

• After the download is finished, go to your New Course and in the Control Panel, click on Manage Course.
• In Manage Course, click Upload Backup. Browse for the file on your desktop and click upload.
• When this is complete, click on the radio button next to your backup. In the Options: Restore, click on one of the following:
  o Restore (replace students) Use this to replace the students currently in the course with the students in the backup.
  o Restore (keep students) Use this to keep the students currently in the course and ignore the students listed in the backup.
• You will receive a confirmation message. Click Continue.
  

Reset the New Course

Reset the course to clear out old student records and assignments. If you do not reset the course, old student data from the backup will remain.

• From Manage Course, click the Reset Course link. The Course Reset screen appears.
• Select the check box(es) beside the tool(s) you want to reset.
• Click Reset. A warning message appears. Click OK.
• You will receive a confirmation message. Click Continue.

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