recovering accidentally deleted data

[Joelle_CANB]

Dear Canvas Guru,

Can someone tell me how the undelete function works on Canvas?

With the undelete function, does it mean deleted items stay in some sort of recycle bin? if so, how long are the items stored there?

Say I delete several items:

- a file

- a folder

- a quiz 

- an assignment

- an entire module (supposedly it only deletes the module but items in the module (files and assignments for example) can only be deleted from where they are indexed/stored? 

Will all items be recoverable? or are there exceptions for what can be brought back?

Many thanks,

Joelle

[Gabriel33 · Accepted solution]

If you go to the course page (such as https://canvas.instructure.com/courses/[coursenumber]/undelete - that is, just add an /undelete at the end of the main course URL) , you will see a list of deleted items that you can restore.

Up to 25 items of each type (quizzes, pages, files..) are visible at a time, but you can see older items if you restore some of those 25 and then refresh the page. I don't believe there is a time limit for items to be restored.

[Joelle_CANB]

Thank you @Gabriel33 ~ that is super helpful! I share share this info with my colleagues.

[SYAHA]

This response just saved me. I accidentally deleted a quiz that most students took today, but my classes tomorrow were scheduled to take. Your response was easy to understand and very helpful!