A handful of deleted course elements can be restored in Brightspace. This page details which elements in Brightspace offer the possibility to restore deleted data and how you as a instructor can restore this data yourself.
Any course items that are excluded from the items listed below, such as Documents deleted from the Content, can unfortunately not be restored. If you run into a problem with restoring data that's not mentioned below, contact [email protected]
Restore deleted discussions
If you wish to restore any deleted discussions, forums or topics, do the following:
- In the navbar, click on Course Tools > Discussions
- Click More options > Restore
Search for the Forum or Topic you want to restore and click Restore behind the Forum or Topic
Restore deleted assignments and submissions
For restoring a deleted assignment, click Course Tools > Assignments
Click More Options > Event Log
Search for the assignment and click Restore
You can also restore submissions. Therefore you have to click on the assignment from which you want to restore a submission. Then click on Submission log
Search for the deleted submission and click Restore, just as you did by the assignment.
Restore deleted grade item
If you want to restore a deleted grade item, click on Grades in the navbar. Go to Manage Grades
More Actions > View Event Log
Search for the grade item you want to restore and click on Restore behind it
Restore deleted announcement item
Go to the Announcements by clicking on Announcement at your course homepage
Click More Actions > Restore
Check the box in front of the Announcement(s) you want to restore and click Restore
Restore deleted quiz
Go to Course Tools > Quizzes in the navbar
Make sure you are at Manage Quizzes and click More Actions > Restore
Search the Quiz you want to restore and click Restore.
