Archive Course
The Archive Course feature is one way to back up your course. Archive Course creates a .zip file package that can be imported for use at another time or on another Blackboard course management system.
Archive Course creates a permanent record of an entire course including all the content and user interactions (e.g., grades, discussion board postings, assignment submissions). Archived courses are saved as .zip files. Archiving a course does not remove it from the system.
Note: Archive packages are downloaded as compressed .zip files and are imported in the same format. Do not modify or remove files from a zipped Archive package, or it will not import correctly.
Archiving Your Course
- Log into the course you want to Archive.
- Select Control Panel > Archive Course (under Course Options).
- Click Archive on the Export / Archive Manager page.
- Click Submit. You will receive a message that an email will be sent when the action is completed. (No email will be sent. There is a bug in the system. Check back later to see if the file has processed.)
- Click OK.
- Click OK. This returns you to the Control Panel.
- Select Archive Course (under Course Options).
- Click the file name (archive file names begin with ArchiveFile...).
- You will be asked to Open or Save the file; Click Save.
- Select the location where you want to save this archived file (e.g., local computer, networked drive, CD).
- Click Save.
- After the file has been saved to your local computer, select the Remove button to remove the file from the Export/Archive Manager.
Note: This file can be imported into a new course site, using Import Package.
