Removing unwanted content in Brightspace

Removing unwanted content in Brightspace

Removing items from the Table of Contents (Visual TOC)

If you find that you have unwanted content in a Brightspace site, for example following migration from Blackboard you discover that you have duplicate tiles for Module introduction, Learning Resources etc. in your Table of Contents (shown opposite) - it is a very straight forward process to remove such folders as well as individual content items.

There are various ways to hide or remove content in Brightspace, the quickest and easiest being through the Table of Contents.

To delete material from the Table of Contents, just follow the 3 steps below.
Duplicate items in Table of Contents
Duplicate items in Table of Contents

Step 1

In the navbar near the top of the screen, click on Content.

Content
Content

Step 2

You are now within the Table of Contents, with all your content folders (e.g. Module introduction) listed down the left side of the screen. Left-click on a content folder you wish to remove.

In this case, I'm selecting a duplicate 'Module introduction' that contains no content.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents

After clicking the link in the left-hand list, use the dropdown menu to the right of the folder title (shown opposite) to select Delete Module (remember that ‘module’ is Brightspace language for a content folder).

Note: When deleting a whole content folder the option available to you is Delete Module; to delete an individual content item (e.g. a file, a link to a discussion or an assignment) you follow the same process. The only difference is that when you click on the dropdown menu to the right of an individual content item, within a content folder, the option you will see is Delete Topic: Unwanted 2e  

 

Delete module
Delete module

Step 3

After clicking Delete Module, you will be asked if you wish to remove modules and topics but retain associated files - or permanently delete everything from this one content folder.

In our case, because we know the folder is a completely empty duplicate folder with no content associated, we can happily select Permanently delete...

Note: If you are deleting a content folder that does have files associated with it, select the option that most appropriately suits your situation.
Permanent deletion
Permanent deletion

 

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