{"id":1322,"date":"2025-01-14T16:09:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T16:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/?p=1322"},"modified":"2025-01-28T12:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T12:25:10","slug":"bulk-downloading-blackboard-course-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/bulk-downloading-blackboard-course-files\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulk Downloading Blackboard Course Files"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group page-navigation has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-e83208e7ce9a895e72ae6c198bfb4e4f has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-74eabeda wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:8px;background-color:#6184d8;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<p class=\"post-nav-title\"><strong>Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\"><strong><a href=\"#how-to-bulk-download\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#how-to-bulk-download\">How to bulk download all course files<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#download-active-files\">How to bulk download active and deployed course files<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-da79a4a7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base-2);border-bottom-width:2px;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-af64134e1eb17665f86dabd6966a3d95\" id=\"introduction\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In preparation for the transition to Canvas you may wish to download all your learning materials (PDFs, PPTs, Word etc) from Blackboard in one bulk action. The steps below will explain how you can download all of your learning material in a single zip file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-da79a4a7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base-2);border-bottom-width:2px;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-84c39aaa521487f5b133b5ebbf8a5972\" id=\"how-to-bulk-download\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0\"><strong>How to bulk download all course files<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89843b1b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#faba25;padding-top:8px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-133cf375 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:8%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/light-bulb.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1110\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:35px;height:35px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:92%\">\n<p class=\"has-base-5-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-x-small-font-size wp-elements-5c1d5bc86af5d8dda5975c491c03e0b2\" style=\"border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;padding-top:8px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:8px;padding-left:20px\">This method downloads all files in your course space, including those not deployed or visible to students. To download only files visible to students, refer to the instructions on <a href=\"#download-active-files\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#download-active-files\">how to bulk download active and deployed course files<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>1. <strong>Access your course<\/strong>: Log in to <a href=\"https:\/\/online.manchester.ac.uk\/ultra\/\">Blackboard<\/a> and navigate to the course from which you want to download files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. <strong>Locate the files area<\/strong>: In the left-hand course menu, find the <strong>Files<\/strong> heading. Click on the full course ID listed under this heading to open the files area specific to this course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"967\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/CourseID.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Blackboard course management area, with the course ID highligted by a red box\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-1325\" style=\"border-width:2px;width:313px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/CourseID.png 967w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/CourseID-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/CourseID-768x560.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You will now see a list of all files stored in this course space, organised into pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. <strong>Display all files<\/strong>: Scroll to the bottom-right corner of the page and click <strong>Show All<\/strong>. This will expand the file list, displaying every course item on a single page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/ShowAll-1024x439.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the show all button highligted by a red box\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-1326\" style=\"border-width:2px;width:552px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/ShowAll-1024x439.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/ShowAll-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/ShowAll-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/ShowAll-1536x658.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/ShowAll.png 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4. <strong>Select all files<\/strong>: Once the page refreshes to show all items, check the box at the top of the file list to select all files. To download individual files, select the checkboxes next to each file you wish to download.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/SelectAll-1024x312.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Blackboard course files area, with the select all highlighted by a red box\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-1327\" style=\"border-width:2px;width:563px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/SelectAll-1024x312.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/SelectAll-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/SelectAll-768x234.png 768w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/SelectAll-1536x469.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/SelectAll-2048x625.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>5. <strong>Download the files<\/strong>: Click <strong>Download Package<\/strong> to download the selected files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/DownloadPackage-1024x312.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Blackboard course files area, with the download package button highlighted by a red box\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-1328\" style=\"border-width:2px;width:575px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/DownloadPackage-1024x312.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/DownloadPackage-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/DownloadPackage-768x234.png 768w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/DownloadPackage-1536x469.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/DownloadPackage-2048x625.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A zipped folder containing all the course files will be created and downloaded to your device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-da79a4a7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base-2);border-bottom-width:2px;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d6272005488cf7b31550345cb1adcc67\" id=\"download-active-files\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0\"><strong><strong>How to bulk download active and deployed course files<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>1. <strong>Access your course<\/strong>: Log in to <a href=\"https:\/\/online.manchester.ac.uk\/ultra\/\">Blackboard<\/a> and navigate to the course from which you want to download files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. <strong>Locate the files area<\/strong>: In the left-hand course menu, find the <strong>Files<\/strong> heading. Click on the full course ID listed under this heading to open the files area specific to this course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"967\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/CourseID.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Blackboard course management area, with the course ID highligted by a red box\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-1325\" style=\"border-width:2px;width:313px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/CourseID.png 967w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/CourseID-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/CourseID-768x560.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You will now see a list of all files stored in this course space, organised into pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. <strong>Display all files<\/strong>: Scroll to the bottom-right corner of the page and click <strong>Show All<\/strong>. This will expand the file list, displaying every course item on a single page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/ShowAll-1024x439.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the show all button highligted by a red box\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-1326\" style=\"border-width:2px;width:552px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/ShowAll-1024x439.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/ShowAll-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/ShowAll-768x329.png 768w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/ShowAll-1536x658.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/ShowAll.png 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You will now see a list of all files stored in this course space, organised into pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. <strong>Select your files<\/strong>: Files actively deployed in the course space will display an accessibility score indicated by green, amber, or red icons. To select specific files for download, <strong>click the checkbox<\/strong> next to each desired file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/Download_Selected_Items-1024x273.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Blackboard course files area, with the Ally accessibility scores and selection box highlighted\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-1455\" style=\"border-width:2px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/Download_Selected_Items-1024x273.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/Download_Selected_Items-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/Download_Selected_Items-768x205.png 768w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/Download_Selected_Items-1536x410.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/Download_Selected_Items-2048x547.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>5. <strong>Download the files<\/strong>: Once your files are selected, click <strong>Download Package<\/strong> at the top of the list to download them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/Download_Package-1024x301.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-base-2-border-color wp-image-1456\" style=\"border-width:2px;width:622px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/Download_Package-1024x301.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/Download_Package-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/Download_Package-768x226.png 768w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/Download_Package-1536x452.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/01\/Download_Package-2048x602.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A zipped folder containing all the course files will be created and downloaded to your device.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contents Introduction In preparation for the transition to Canvas you may wish to download all your learning materials (PDFs, PPTs, Word etc) from Blackboard in one bulk action. 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