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Files and folders in Moodle

You can add files to your Moodle unit and make them available to students. Organising your unit contents into folders can help you manage files in Moodle. There are two main ways of adding individual or multiple files to a Moodle unit: Drag and drop or add files or folder as a new resource.

Drag and drop

You can drag and drop files directly into an activity or resource or a unit section or topic.

1. If the resource or activity allows file attachments, an area that allows you to drag and drop files into it will be displayed.
2. Navigate out of Moodle to the source of the file(s) (e.g. Windows Explorer or your desktop), select the file(s) you wish to add. Drag and drop the file(s) into the dotted area in the settings page.
1. In the top right hand corner of the page, set Edit mode to ON (Blue).
2. Navigate out of Moodle to the source of the file(s) (e.g. Windows Explorer or your desktop), select the file(s) you wish to add.
3. Drag the files into the bottom of the section or topic in your Moodle unit page you would like to add files to.
4. Once you have dropped the files into the unit section/ topic, you can move them by using the move icon as required.
  Note: If you drag and drop an image file, you can choose to add it as an embedded image or as a file.

Note: Drag and drop only works with files, folders cannot be added this way.

Adding files and folders

In the top right hand corner of the page, switch Edit mode to ON(Blue).
In the section where you would like to add a resource or activity, click +Add an activity or resource.
Note: You can add new resources or activities above or below any existing activities or resources.

Under Resources, select File or Folder.
In the General section, give your file or folder a name and enter a description if needed.
In the Content section, under Files you'll see a window where you can upload files (Maximum upload limit of 100MB)
1. Add file using the File Picker
2. Add a new folder. If a folder already exists, this will create a new subfolder)
3. Download all files (for existing folders only)
4. Toggle between different views
5. Existing subfolders will appear here
Clicking on the Add file icon will open the File picker window. You can:

1. In the File picker window that appears, select Upload a file from the options on the left, then click Choose File.
2. Locate and select the file you wish to add and click Open.
3. Back in the File picker, click Upload this file.
4. Edit the access and display settings required, then click Save and return to unit.
1. In the File picker window, select Google Docs from the options on the left, click Login and enter your Monash Authcate username and password (if prompted).
2. From the list of Google docs that appears in the file picker, choose the file you wish to add then click Select this file.
3. Edit the access and display settings for the activity or resource required, then click Save and return to unit.
Notes: If the file you want is not listed, you can search for the desired Google Doc via keywords in the Search box. The resulting list will be a list of files that contain the keywords in document titles or somewhere in the text of the documents.
There are three display options for Google Docs - the default icon view, a detail list view and tree view. You can change the display format by clicking on one of the display formats. If detail list is chosen, you can sort the list by: Name, Last modified and file Type.
By default, Google Docs will be listed by Last modified date. Collections (folders) are not listed.
1. In the File picker, select Server files. Navigate through the list of folders.
  Note: First you may need to find out where the existing file you would like to add is located (e.g. use the links to unit resources and activities in the Navigation block), this will help you to navigate to the right folder or subfolder when you are using the file picker.
2. In the new window that appears, click Create an alias/shortcut to the file, then click Select this file.
3. Adjust any other settings as required, then click Save and return to unit or Save and display.
Note: If you delete the original file that is linked to the shortcut, the related shortcut/alias files will be converted to copies of the original file. A warning will display before you delete the original file.

Update, delete or manage files

You can rename, update, delete or download the files you have uploaded:

Ensure edit mode is on.
From your Moodle unit homepage, locate the activity or resource containing the file(s) you wish to rename/update/delete/download and click the edit icon ().
In the Content (or Attachment in Forums) section, click on the file previously uploaded.
Click on Download, Delete or change the Name, Author or Licence information as required.
Click Update to save the change.
Adjust other settings as required, then click Save and return to unit or Save and display.

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