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Deleting Items

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This guide will demonstrate how to delete content from the Content Collection. Note: Once an item is deleted from the Content Collection, it cannot be recovered.  

Accessing the Course Content Collection

Image of the control panel with the following annotations: 1.Click on Content Collection.2.Select the course ID of the current course listed beneath the Content Collection header.

To access the course content collection, go to the Blackboard Control Panel:

  1. Click on Content Collection.
  2. Select the course ID of the current course listed beneath the Content Collection header.

 

Deleting Files, Part 1

Image of the Course Content screen with the following annotations: 1.Locate the file(s) you wish to delete and check the checkboxes to the left of the filenames.2.Click the Delete button at the top of the page.

You will now see a screen labeled Course Content.  To delete course files:

  1. Locate the file(s) you wish to delete and check the checkboxes to the left of the filenames.
  2. Click the Delete button at the top of the page.

Finishing Up

Image of a dialog box with the following text: The page at https://blackboard.utdl.edu says: This action is final and cannot be undone. Delete items? If folders are selected, all subfolders and files are also deleted. The OK button is outlined with a red circle.

After selecting to delete the selected files, you will see a dialog box similar to the one above (the appearance may vary depending on the web browser and operating system you are using): The page at https://blackboard.utdl.edu says: This action is final and cannot be undone. Delete items? If folders are selected, all subfolders and files are also deleted. To confirm the deletion, click the OK button.

Confirmation

Image of the green confirmation banner with text that reads Success: Items deleted.

You will then see that the item has been deleted from the course. A purple confirmation banner will appear at the top of the page indicating that the deletion was successful.

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