1304 - How to manage your Google Classroom backups

Backup and recovery of Google Classroom form part of our Google service offering. For more on what functionality we support, click here.

Note:

• To use the service, you need to be both a Redstor collection administrator, and a Google super administrator for your tenant organisation. You will also need to enable certain permissions in Google. See our setup video for assistance.
• Backing up Google Classroom requires Redstor to have certain permissions. If you are already backing up other Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) apps with Redstor but authentication fails on adding Classroom, make sure all the scopes listed in Article 1295 are included in the authorised OAuth scopes for Redstor in your Google Admin Console.

 

Use the guide below to manage your Classroom backups.

How to add a backup set

How to add a course to a backup set

How to configure the backup schedule for a backup set

How to recover a backup set

How to delete a backup set

How to change a backup set's name

 

How to add a backup set

1. Log into the Redstor web app.

2. To add a new backup set, go to Google Workspace in the sidebar on the left.

3. Click the Add button at the top right.

4. Select Classroom and click Next.

5. If you have not yet set up permissions for Redstor in Google, you will need to do so now. Click How to set up or this link for instructions. If you have already set up your organisation, select it from the drop-down menu, then click Next.

 

6. You will now be taken to your Classroom home page, where you will see a summary of your courses. When a new backup set is created, we include all courses by default. To make changes to your backup set, go to Backup selection > Edit.

7. Select/deselect the relevant course(s) and click Save. The Backup button will be enabled. Click on it to start your first backup.

You can then monitor the progress of your backup from the home page.

  

 

 

How to add a course to a backup set

1. Log into the Redstor web app.

2. On the home page for the relevant Classroom backup set, click on Backup selection > Edit.

3. Select the name(s) of the course(s) you want to add to this backup set and click Save. (You can also use the Search courses field to find a specific course.) Click Backup to start a backup or Cancel to go back.

4. The courses will now be listed under Backup selection on the backup set's home page.

 

How to configure the backup schedule for a backup set

1. Log into the Redstor web app.

2. On the home page for the relevant Classroom backup set, click on Backup Schedule > Edit.

3. Set your preferences and click on the check mark.

 

 

How to recover a backup set

1. Log into the Redstor web app.

2. On the home page for the relevant Classroom backup set, click on Recover. This option will only be available if a backup of the set has successfully completed.

3. Select how long you want the InstantData link(s) to be valid. Select the applicable course(s) and click Recover.

From there, follow these steps to recover your data.  

 

How to delete a backup set

1. Log into the Redstor web app.

 

2. On the home page for the relevant Classroom backup set, click on the ellipsis to expand more options, then click Delete.

3. Confirm the deletion by clicking Yes.

 

How to change a backup set's name

1. Log into the Redstor web app.

 

2. On the home page for the relevant Classroom backup set, click on the ellipsis to expand more options, then click Edit.

3. Enter the new name for the backup set and click the check mark.