Site-Level Backups

So far, we have covered how to back up a single course. The site-level backup performs the same operation for every course on the system, including the front page, which is also a course (the front page backup uses the site name).

Backup Settings

To schedule site backups, go to Courses | Backups in the Site Administration block. You will see a number of settings:

Setting	Description
Include Modules	Includes course modules (activities and resources) in backup archive. Sometimes there are problems with third-party add-ons.
Include module user data	Includes data added by users in modules such as assignments.
Metacourse	If selected, metacourse relationships to other courses will be included in the backup archive.
Users	User records are included in the backup. The following two options are available: All (default): Includes all users in your Moodle system. Course: Includes only users who are enrolled to the course.
Logs	Specify whether the log files should...