TidyUP: Canvas Content Cleanup Tool

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TidyUP is available within a Canvas course to help quickly identify and clean up course content. Identifying and deleting extra files, folders, pages, or assignments that are no longer in use will make your course easier to manage and more usable for everyone.

Note: TidyUp does not identify files that are being used in Question Banks 

Enable the TidyUp tool in a Canvas course

  1. Start within your Canvas course, click on Settings at the bottom of the course navigation menu.
  2. Click on the Navigation tab.
Step 1 and Step 2

3. Click on the 3 dots to the right of TidyUp.

4. Select + Enable.

5. Click Save.

Step 3, 4, and 5.

The TidyUP tool will now be available on your course navigation menu near the bottom of the list.

6. Click the TidyUP link.

7. Click the Authorize button the first time you launch the tool.

Step 6 and Authorize TidyUP

You are now ready to use the TidyUp tool. Click the Scan Course button to get started.

Welcome to TidyUP screen

TidyUP Training & Support Resources