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There are a couple of ways to restore content in Canvas that you have accidentally deleted:

  • For recently deleted Canvas elements (e.g., Assignments, Pages, Discussions) that you'd like to restore, use Undelete in the URL to restore your item.
    • Important: This method will work only with recently deleted items.
  • For content deleted within Canvas Pages, you have a few options for restoring the content.

In this article:

  • Undeleting a Page, Assignment, or Other Item
  • Restoring a Paragraph or Other Content on a Page
    • Undo
    • View Page History

Undeleting a Page, Assignment, or Other Item

  1. Go to the Home page of the course.
  2. Type /undelete In the address bar at the end of the course URL.
  3. Hit Enter/Return. The page that appears will contain a list of recently deleted items with restore buttons next to them.
  4. Click restore next to the item you want restored.

Note: If a Discussion is restored, previous student submissions to the discussion will not be restored. URL in Canvas site with /undelete at the end of the URL; also highlights the Restore button

Restoring a Paragraph or Other Content on a Page

There are two methods to restore deleted content on a Page:

  • Use the Undo command to restore the content.
  • Use View Page History to restore an earlier version of the page.

Undo

Use undo if you have not saved the page since you made the change.

  • Windows
    • Hold down the Control key and press z at the same time (Ctrl + z).
  • Mac
    • Hold down the Command key and press z at the same time (Cmd + z).

View Page History

  1. If you have deleted content and saved the Page, go to the vertical 3-dot settings icon and choose View Page History. Vertical three dot menu expanded with options for Delete, View Page History, Use as Front Page, and Share to Commons. View Page History selected.
  2. Select the previous version you'd like to restore and choose Restore this revision. Revision History window with several date and time stamps of revisions to choose from

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