Moodle zip file downloading no data

This is to prevent cases such as a student uploading an item for assessment and then subsequently changing the original in their private files. When a student uses a file from their private files in one of these instances, they do not see the options to "copy" or "create an alias". Below is an example of a file added to an assignment:. This means that, for example, if teachers and students on your site use a lot of files specific to a particular program, such files can now be recognised by Moodle, and, when downloaded, they will open in the correct program, rather than presenting themselves as a generic zip file.

Add the details of your file type, using the example below as a guide. This example will add the. If you change the mimetype associated with a file extension it will not make any difference to existing files. Only files uploaded in the future will have the new mimetype. Importing Google docs files as docx. The Presentation additional plugin displays multimedia HTML5 presentations and slide shows in users' web browsers. File picker icon view. Any suggestions.

Thanks for responding. Perhaps you might try to create a zip file with folders and files enclosed and see if you can download it and extract it to see if it works for you. Here's what I am doing. NET programming instructor. Whenever a. NET Solution folder , right click, and select Send to..

Compressed Folder. This is the standard way of zipping files in Windows and I do this all the time. Then in Moodle I choose Add a Resource At this point it would not make sense to unzip the solution because I want my students to get all of the files and folders.

Finally, when I download it and try to extract it, it fails. I will try a few other experiments today. Maybe the maximum upload file size is an issue? I used this approach and it works fine for me using Windows XP to make a rar archive file which I then upload to Moodle. No problem in extracting after going to Moodle and saving the file to my desktop. Wow, this is getting more bizarre. I can upload a zip file. I can then extract it in Moodle. Then I can zip in Moodle but when I download it keeps saying 'no files' or 'files corrupted'.

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