Download all files in a course

Download all files in a course

by Edwin Yeong -
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Dear all,

I need some assistance. I need to download all the files( pdf, word doc, ppt, videos, audios and links) of every course to archive them in a local server. Is that a way that I can download them easier rather than one file by one file?

Appreciate if any can help. Thanks in advance!

Moodle version: 2016120501
Moodle release: 3.2.1 (Build: 20170109)

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Re: Download all files in a course

by Jon Bolton -
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Re: Download all files in a course

by Edwin Yeong -

Thanks a lot for your recommendations! Will take a look at them. Thanks!

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Re: Download all files in a course

by Rick Jerz -
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Even if you could download every file, wouldn't you end up with a bunch of "junk?"  How would you know what goes where?

As an alternative, maybe you can consider download the entire database and moodledata contents and install these all on a "local" server.  I don't know how big your Moodle is, but I do this myself quite regularly.  The entire backup would include all the files within a course, and in the future, someone would know which file belongs to which course.

My local moodle serves as an archive, and it also serves as a place to experiment.

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Re: Download all files in a course

by Edwin Yeong -

Hi Rick,


Thanks a lot for your suggestion. What you said make sense. Thanks!