Hi, does anyone know how to (if possible) extract the Articulate Storyline file from a zip folder? I cannot find my original Articulate file, and wanted to know if I could get this from the zip file, instead of recreating it. Thank you, Ange

Hi Angela, Yes, only the published output is saved in the My Articulate Projects folder. The .story file is not saved automatically as a part of publishing or within Storyline's general behavior. However, there may still be a working version of your project in your temp files. Here's how 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.

Hi Angela, Unfortunately, you cannot extract Storyline file from ZIP folder because ZIP folder is the output of your course -- if you will extract that folder, the files you will see are HTML5 or SWF. Most of the times it happens that storyline.files exist under Articulate projects folder. Kindly check that folder. Here is the location --> Go to My documents -- My Articulate projects OR Open AS2 again and under recent items you will find the same course/project and Save as to the location you want. Hope it helps. -MH

Hi Ashley, I'm curious if there has been a change or more information since written on how we utilise an old package (zip file), either in Storyline or Rise, respectively. Having had a freelancer previously build a large course in Rise now we're unable to return and edit this ourselves. We will have the same circumstance for others in Storyline. Might I have overlooked some functionality? Or is this not possible ✌️

Hi Ange! Looks like Mohammad is assisting you here and he is correct. You cannot retrieve a project file from the published output.

Hi Angela, I'm glad Mohammad was able to assist you here, and as he mentioned the original .story file is not located in the published output - so prior to publishing you'll want to ensure you do a save as prior to closing out Storyline.

Extracting the Articulate Storyline file from a Zip file (storyline output)

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AlyssaGomez
Staff
7 years ago
Ah, okay! Thanks for clarifying that, Jeff.

All you need to do is duplicate the course, then begin building the new course from the duplicate version.

Just hover over the course tile on your Rise 360 dashboard, click the ellipsis that appears, then choose Duplicate. Enter a name for the new course and click Save. (Only course owners and admin collaborators can duplicate a course.)
LeslieMcKerchie
Staff
5 years ago
Hello Naz, and welcome to E-Learning Heroes. 😊

Thanks for reaching out to follow up. I'd be happy to help you.

The processes shared above for both Rise 360 and Storyline 360 have not changed. Perhaps you can reach out to the freelancer and have them send you a copy of your Rise course. You will need to request the .story file for any Storyline projects.

When working with a freelancer in the future, I'd recommend having them share the source files with you if you may be making adjustments and updates.

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