UWM D2L Course Site Cleanup - Spring 2013


The D2L Course Cleanup is an ongoing University of Wisconsin (UWS) system-wide initiative. All UWM D2L course sites from semesters prior to Fall 2009 will be deleted this summer. There is no backup and no way to restore them.

Instructors who need to save information from the course sites scheduled for deletion are required to do so prior to June 11, 2013.

No action is necessary if an instructor does not need to download course materials or student records. The obsolete course sites will be removed on schedule.

Instructors with unusual circumstances must contact the UWM Learning Technology Center (LTC@uwm.edu) prior to June 11, 2013 so that appropriate action can be taken before the course sites are deleted.


Deleted Course Sites Not Recoverable

What if an instructor needs something from a deleted course site after June 11, 2013?

There will be no way to obtain information from a D2L course after it is deleted. During the D2L Course Cleanup, obsolete course sites will be permanently and completely removed from the D2L servers, including all files and student records/contributions. Restoration of the deleted data is not possible.

Instructors must take the necessary steps before June 11, 2013 to download, export, or copy all files and data they believe they may need in the future. Access to the course sites scheduled for deletion will be removed after that date without further notice.


Please see our post "Saving Information from Old Course Sites" for information and step-by-step instructions for creating personal archives of D2L data.