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Share files and archive a workspace

Share and find files in a workspace, see what your student shared, and archive a workspace you no longer use.

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Written by Adam Bedford

Each workspace keeps the files you and your student share. When you stop teaching a subject, archive its workspace to keep your list tidy. Nothing in it is deleted.

1. Share and find files

Open the workspace. Select Share file (1) to share files straight away, or drag files anywhere onto the page. The Files card lists the latest files: search by name (2), or filter (3) by All, Mine, the student's name, or Homework.

A workspace with Share file (1), Search files (2) and the file filters (3)

Select the student's name to see only what they shared, such as hand-ins and photos of their notes.

The Files card filtered to the student's files

Files you can share: photos (JPG, PNG, GIF), PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TXT, RTF, MP3, MP4, WAV and MOV. Anything else is turned away with a message, and nothing is uploaded.

2. See every file

Select See all files for the full list, with type, who shared each file and when. Files set with homework or handed in are tagged Homework. You can delete your own files with the bin. Files your student shared show "Only" and their name "can delete" (1).

The Files page, with Only Chris Hughes can delete marked 1

3. Archive a workspace

Open the workspace, select ⋯ at the top, then Archive (1).

The ⋯ menu open with Archive marked 1

You're asked to confirm. The workspace moves out of the active list for both you and your student. Nothing is deleted. If the workspace has open homework, the message says so: archiving doesn't close it. Select Archive, or Not now to stop.

The Archive confirmation with Not now and Archive

You'll see "Workspace archived." and an Archived label at the top of the workspace.

The workspace with the Archived label and the Workspace archived. message

4. Find archived workspaces

In Workspaces, select Archived (1). Archived workspaces show an Archived badge.

The Workspaces list on the Archived tab, marked 1

5. Unarchive a workspace

Open the archived workspace, select ⋯, then Unarchive. Confirm with Unarchive. It shows in your active workspaces again for both of you, and you'll see "Workspace unarchived."

The Unarchive confirmation

Good to know

  • Only you can archive or unarchive a workspace. Your student sees it move to their Archived list.

  • An archived workspace still opens, with its timeline, homework and files.

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