Blackboard - Clean Up your Content

Courses in Blackboard should be checked for course size and unused content every semester. This will help to ensure a course copied forward from semester to semester does not include unused files. Regular maintenance will make for a more pleasant experience for everyone using the course (including you as the instructor) and can help prevent issues before they arise.

Check Course Size in Blackboard Ultra 

If courses exceed 1GB in size, they can cause errors when archived or copied forward. We have also found that silent copying errors (where some content does not come across, but the logs show a successful copy) happen more frequently in larger courses. It is also easier for you, as the faculty member, to determine which version of a syllabus or other file to attach if you remove old versions from the content collection of your current course.

  • To check the size of your course, log in to Blackboard and select "Tools" in the Ultra Base Navigation on the left-hand side. 

Ultra Base Navigation Side Panel with Tools highlighted

  • Select Content Collection.

    Content Collection under Tools
  • Then select Course Content.

    Select course content

  • Here you can see the sizes of your Ultra Courses. 

Course Content Menu

Delete Unused Content in Blackboard Ultra

  • Enter your Ultra Course
  • Select the three dots next to the magnifying glass in Course Content. 
  • Select Unused Files.

   Three dots and unused files in course content

  • Files are listed with their upload date and file size. You may download them as well. 
  • Select the files you wish to delete, and then delete the Files

   Delete Files button

 


Keywords:
bb, blackboard, ultra, cleaning, cleanup 
Doc ID:
136881
Owned by:
Sharley K. in NDSU IT Knowledge Base
Created:
2024-04-19
Updated:
2025-12-29
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