# Permanently Deleting Old Courses

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Most online instructors do not want to delete a course site right after they have taught it since they might want to refer back to it the next time they teach the course. However, after teaching a course several times, several previous course sites will have accumulated, and it is appreciated if you mark the oldest ones for deletion. </span>

##### <span style="font-weight: 400;">Instructions</span>

- <span style="font-weight: 400;">Access your course in Moodle.</span>
- <span style="font-weight: 400;">Select </span>**Edit settings**<span style="font-weight: 400;"> from the gear icon </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">in the upper-right (or the Administration block if available) to open the </span>**Edit Course Settings**<span style="font-weight: 400;"> window.</span>
- <span style="font-weight: 400;">In the </span>**Course full name**<span style="font-weight: 400;"> box, add the word </span>***Delete***<span style="font-weight: 400;"> in front of the course number so Delete is the first thing in the box. </span>
- <span style="font-weight: 400;">i.e. Delete EDT1001 01: Digital Literacy (201617 2)</span>

- <span style="font-weight: 400;">Scroll to the bottom and select </span>**Save and display**<span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span>


<span style="font-weight: 400;">Rachel Feld will periodically search in Moodle for courses that begin with the word *Delete* and will permanently delete them from Moodle. You can also email Rachel and let her know you've marked some courses for deletion so that they're removed more quickly.</span>

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">**Caution: Once a course is deleted, it is erased and cannot be retrieved.** </span>