When you publish to LMS, it creates a folder for the output. You then get the option to zip it as well, which creates another file. So if the zipped file has been deleted, is the folder for the published output still there? If so, you could zip it and you should be good to go.
Just a quick note on zipping the published output folder - make sure you zip the contents of the folder, not the folder itself, if you are using it to upload to a LMS. Most LMS need the imsmanifest at the top level of the zip and won't find it if it within a folder inside a zip.
I was wondering if someone can help me in this. I have accidentally deleted a storyline file but have the zipped file. I want to amend the course which I have already published in the LMS. So can I use the zipped file and retrieve the storyline.file from there? if so, how do i do that? I don't want to start doing the course from scratch again. Help!!
Does the .ZIP file actually contain your .STORY file, or is it simply the published output that was zipped? It's only the published output, you won't be able to open and modify the content of the course in Storyline.
I know this isn't what you want to hear. I wish I had better news for you. Unfortunately, if you don't have access to the project's .STORY file, you won't be able to update the course.
The .story file is the project file and is not a part of the zipped published output. Any chance this is stored somewhere else on your machine?
The file storage of your project files and zipped output files prior to uploading to your LMS is handled differently by clients and is not something we can assist with.
That's precisely what I mean Dave :) It's yours, including how you manage your files. You and your company may have a process for that and Joe with Company X may have a different process is all I meant by different 'clients'.
Going forward, you may decide to have a folder named Project XYZ that includes the zipped published output as well as the original .story file to go with that project for archiving and future use purposes.
You mentioned checking your temp files and this is the only other thing we recommend to check:
1) Open this folder in Windows Explorer: %appdata%\Articulate\Storyline
2) Scan the contents of this folder for a file that starts with the name of your project. If you find one, copy it to your desktop. If you find more than one, copy the latest version to your desktop.
3) Change the file extension of the copy on your desktop from *.tmp to *.story.
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Howdy Ron,
When you publish to LMS, it creates a folder for the output. You then get the option to zip it as well, which creates another file. So if the zipped file has been deleted, is the folder for the published output still there? If so, you could zip it and you should be good to go.
Always Happy to Help,
Adrian
Hi Adrian--
Thanks for the quick reply... Love this site!
Ron
Hi Ron,
Happy to help!
Adrian
Hi Ron,
Just a quick note on zipping the published output folder - make sure you zip the contents of the folder, not the folder itself, if you are using it to upload to a LMS. Most LMS need the imsmanifest at the top level of the zip and won't find it if it within a folder inside a zip.
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Hi,
I was wondering if someone can help me in this. I have accidentally deleted a storyline file but have the zipped file. I want to amend the course which I have already published in the LMS. So can I use the zipped file and retrieve the storyline.file from there? if so, how do i do that? I don't want to start doing the course from scratch again. Help!!
Hi Suziana,
Does the .ZIP file actually contain your .STORY file, or is it simply the published output that was zipped? It's only the published output, you won't be able to open and modify the content of the course in Storyline.
I know this isn't what you want to hear. I wish I had better news for you. Unfortunately, if you don't have access to the project's .STORY file, you won't be able to update the course.
Thanks Suziana,
Christine
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Hello David and welcome to E-Learning Heroes :)
The .story file is the project file and is not a part of the zipped published output. Any chance this is stored somewhere else on your machine?
The file storage of your project files and zipped output files prior to uploading to your LMS is handled differently by clients and is not something we can assist with.
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That's precisely what I mean Dave :) It's yours, including how you manage your files. You and your company may have a process for that and Joe with Company X may have a different process is all I meant by different 'clients'.
Going forward, you may decide to have a folder named Project XYZ that includes the zipped published output as well as the original .story file to go with that project for archiving and future use purposes.
You mentioned checking your temp files and this is the only other thing we recommend to check:
1) Open this folder in Windows Explorer: %appdata%\Articulate\Storyline
2) Scan the contents of this folder for a file that starts with the name of your project. If you find one, copy it to your desktop. If you find more than one, copy the latest version to your desktop.
3) Change the file extension of the copy on your desktop from *.tmp to *.story.
4) Double-click the file to open it in Storyline.
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