Locker

Use the Locker tool to upload and store files in the Desire2Learn online Learning Environment. Locker enables you to upload files from your PC, or to create new HTML files.

Currently files in your personal locker can only be accessed by you.

Group locker areas allow you to collaborate on files with others.

Personal lockers

Your personal locker area is not course-specific. You can access the locker from anywhere in Learning Environment and store all of your files in one place.

Access the Locker tool

Click the Locker link on the navigation bar.

You can also access the Locker tool from the Classlist or Groups tool from your unit site.

Group lockers

Group lockers are restricted locker areas where members of a group can share files. Any group member can modify files posted in group locker areas.

Group lockers have the same options as regular lockers with the following exceptions:

• There is an option to email Group Members.
• There is a Modified By column that shows the last person to work on a file.

Access group lockers

Click the Locker link on your site navigation bar, then Group Lockers on the My Locker page.

Note: You can only access a group locker from the unit offering it applies to.

Access other users’ public locker files

1. Click the Classlist link on the site navigation bar in the appropriate unit.
2. Click the View Locker icon beside the name of the user whose shared locker files you want to view.
3. Click the file name you want to open.

Creating files and folders and uploading to your locker

Create a folder

1. From the My Locker page, clickNew Folder.
2. Type a Folder Name.
3. Click Create.

To create a sub-folder for an existing folder, click New Folder when you're in the parent folder.

Create a file

1. Click New File.
2. Type a File Name.
3. In the Folder field, click the Choose Destination button to change or add the folder destination.
4. Type a Description, if you want.
5. In the Edit Contents field, add the content you want to go in the file.
6. Click Create.

Upload a file to your locker

1. ClickUpload Files in the folder you want to add a file to.
2. Type a Description of the file.
3. Click the Browse button and locate the file you want to attach.
4. Click the Add button to attach more than one file.
5. Click Upload once you have located all of the files you want to include.

Restricted file formats

For security reasons you cannot upload applications or programs to your locker. For example, files with the extension types: .asp, .bat, .config, .dll, or .exe cannot be uploaded.

Managing files and folders and downloading from your locker

Table of contents

Search for files in your locker

1. Enter your search criteria in the Search For field.
2. If you want to conduct an advanced search, click the Show Search Options link, and select any relevant search restrictions.
3. Click Search.

Download files from your locker

1. Do one of the following:
   • Click the file name for the file you want to download.
   • Select files using the check boxes beside the files you want to download.
2. Click theDownload the selected files/folders icon at the top or bottom of the file list.
3. Save a copy of the zip file to your local computer or storage device.

Edit a file's name, description, or status

1. Click theEdit icon beside the file you want to edit
2. Update the File Name or Description as needed.
3. Use the Browse button beside the Folder field to move the file to another folder.
4. Click Save.

Edit multiple files' description

1. Select the check boxes beside the files you want to edit.
2. Click theEdit multi-action icon at the top or bottom of the file list.
3. Update the Description for files as needed.
4. Click Save.

Edit a folder's name

1. Click theEdit icon beside the folder you want to edit.
2. Update the Folder Name.
3. Click Save.

Move a file or folder

1. Click theMove the selected files/folders icon beside the file or folder you want to move.
2. Click the name of the target folder.

3. Click Move.

Delete a file or folder

Do one of the following:

• Click theDelete icon beside the file or folder you want to delete.
• Select the check boxes beside the files or folders you want to delete and click theDelete icon at the top or bottom of the file list to delete multiple items at once.

Warning: Deleting a folder also deletes all of the files within it.