{"id":1005,"date":"2024-07-12T15:33:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T15:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.moodleanswers.com\/adding-multiple-files-in-moodle\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T20:18:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T20:18:37","slug":"adding-multiple-files-in-moodle-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/2024\/07\/12\/adding-multiple-files-in-moodle-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Uploading Multiple Files in Moodle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>If you have multiple files you wish to add to\u00a0Moodle, rather than uploading each file individually, you can zip the folder containing those files and upload the zipped file into Moodle.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>First, make sure editing is turned on by clicking <strong>Turn Editing On<\/strong> on the top right of your Moodle course page.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-618\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.moodleanswers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/turn_editing_on-933.png\" width=\"154\" height=\"59\" loading=\"lazy\" data-path=\"local-images:\/New Theme 4.1\/turn_editing_on.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click on\u00a0<strong>Add Activity or Resource<\/strong> under the section you wish to add the files.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-619\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.moodleanswers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/add_activity_resource-836.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"85\" loading=\"lazy\" data-path=\"local-images:\/New Theme 4.1\/add_activity_resource.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2015\/08\/add_activity_resource-836.png 800w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2015\/08\/add_activity_resource-836-300x32.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2015\/08\/add_activity_resource-836-768x82.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Under resources,\u00a0click on <strong>Folder<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-665\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.moodleanswers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/folder-683.png\" width=\"131\" height=\"164\" loading=\"lazy\" data-path=\"local-images:\/New Theme 4.1\/folder.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Give your folder a title, and a description if you wish, and drop your .zip file into Moodle.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-666\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.moodleanswers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/adding_zip_folder-aee.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2015\/08\/adding_zip_folder-aee.jpg 745w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2015\/08\/adding_zip_folder-aee-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0*Before clicking on save, double click on the uploaded zip icon and then choose <strong>unzip<\/strong>.*<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-667\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.moodleanswers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/unzip-e60.png\" width=\"414\" height=\"432\" loading=\"lazy\" data-path=\"local-images:\/New Theme 4.1\/unzip.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2015\/08\/unzip-e60.png 386w, https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/files\/2015\/08\/unzip-e60-287x300.png 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then click <strong>Save and return to course<\/strong> at the bottom.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-630\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.moodleanswers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/save_return_to_course2-910.png\" width=\"202\" height=\"44\" loading=\"lazy\" data-path=\"local-images:\/New Theme 4.1\/save_return_to_course2.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You\u00a0will now see the folder in Moodle with all files uploaded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have multiple files you wish to add to\u00a0Moodle, rather than uploading each file individually, you can zip the folder containing those files and upload the zipped file into 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