TidyUp! ๐ŸŽ‰

Say goodbye to clutter and hello to a streamlined course experience with TidyUp! ๐ŸŽ‰

What is TidyUp?

TidyUp is a powerful yet simple tool designed to help you effortlessly clean up your Canvas courses.

With just a few clicks, you can scan for unpublished pages and unlinked files, and easily delete them from your course.

Itโ€™s like a little bit of clean-up magic mixed with a whole lot of awesome!

Features of TidyUp:

  • Identify and Delete Unused Files: Quickly find and remove all files not being used in your course.
  • View File Usage: See which files are actively used in your course and where theyโ€™re being utilized.
  • Manage Empty Folders: Locate and delete empty folders in the files section.
  • Streamline Content Management: View and manage all Canvas pages, assignments, quizzes, and discussions, with options to delete multiple items at once.

Best time to use TidyUp: 

  • Beginning of the Semester: Clean up old, unused content and files from previous terms.
  • Pre-Ally Accessibility Report: Make your Ally Course Accessibility Report more manageable by removing unused items first.
  • End of the Semester: Clear out extra or duplicated content before copying or importing your course for the next term.

Getting Started with TidyUp:

TidyUP in Canvas Video Links to an external site.

  1. Add TidyUp to Your Course Navigation:

    • Go to Settings in the course navigation menu.
    • Click on the Navigation tab.
    • Drag TidyUp from the bottom to the top section and click Save.
  2. Scan Your Course:

    • Select TidyUp from your Course Navigation.
    • Click the Scan Course button on the TidyUp Welcome page.
    • Wait for the scan to complete (usually a few seconds to a few minutes).
  3. Review and Delete Content:

    • Once the scan is finished, use filters to review the content.
    • Bulk select and delete unused files. Files currently in use cannot be deleted.

Ready to give your Canvas course a fresh start? Start using TidyUp today and enjoy a cleaner, more organized course environment!

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