I know that in order to duplicate a course, the way to do it (or at least the one I see recommended the most) is by backing up the course without user data and restoring it as a new course.

The issue I'm facing is that some of the courses we have incorporate a lot of "file" assets, not just images, but also SCORM packages that take lots and lots of space (we're talking GBs). When duplicating a course, that backup and restore process is a nightmare, without even getting into how much space those courses take in our platform.

I was wondering if there is a way of duplicating (or backing up/restoring) a course where only the database info is duplicated, but all files are just referenced from one spot so all the duplicated courses just use them.

Is there a way to do this?