Recovering Deleted Content in Canvas

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Question

Can I recover deleted content in Canvas?

Environment

  • Canvas

Answer

If you accidentally delete content in Canvas, you can often recover it by entering "undelete" in the URL.

  1. Go to your Canvas course homepage.
  2. In the address bar of your web browser, add /undelete to the end of the URL.
    • Example: https://grcc.instructure.com/courses/12345/undelete
  3. Press Enter on your keyboard.
  4. You will see a list of recently deleted items that can be restored.
  5. Click Restore next to the item you want to bring back.

Watch the video below to learn more:

Additional Information

If you are unable to locate important content using the undelete method, it may still be recoverable. Contact IT Support with the course ID and a description of the deleted content.

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