I have uploaded a newer version of a file but Moodle is still displaying the old version. What can I do?
March 27, 2008 — alexfurrYou may need to rename the file and choose it again.
To do this:
- Click on Files in your Moodle course administration block
- Locate the relevant file
- To the right of the file click on “Rename”
- Change the name and then click on “Rename”
- Go back to your course page
- Click on the update icon next to the link to the file
- Click on “Choose or upload a file”
- Click on “Choose” to the right of the renamed file
- Click on “Save changes”
An alternative approach is to give the file a different version name before uploading it into Moodle, and then change the link to point to the new version.
(This is not in fact a technical problem within Moodle, but is dependent on the viewer’s browser. Some browsers ‘cache’ or save files in Moodle as you view them. This is designed to make it quicker to review the same document if you happen to need it again at another time. However, it means that when you are editing, your browser only calls up the first version of the document and does not ‘cache’ the later versions. If someone else was to access the file, they would see the new version.)
