mbex is a tool to extract module information from a Moodle backup file (.mbz).

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Description

Moodle is one of the most popular Virtual Learning Environments used in colleges, universities and institutions around the world. It uses a special file type (MBZ) to create backups for your projects.

mbex (Moodle Backup Extractor) is a tiny tool that extracts content from MBZ files.

It extracts the following:

The structure of the module (sections)
The description of the sections
Files
Labels
URL
The description of the activities and resources

Screenshots

Fig 1: The main form of mbex

Fig 2: The folder structure of the extracted content mirrors the structure of the Moodle page

Downloads

mbex-win32-1.3.0

1 file(s) 9.9 MB

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Release Notes

Licence

mbex is not free for every use.

If you are a freelancer you can use the tool freely for personal use
If you wish to use mbex in your institution, please get in touch here: contact@kouraklis.com

Comments and Feedback

Please forward any comments or feedback to contact@kouraklis.com

Features and Bugs

If you have an idea how we can improve mbex or have spotted a bug, please report it using one of the following ways:

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Send an email to contact@kouraklis.com

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Timo Meyer says:

08/02/2023 at 12:41

Dear John,

I have tried mbex to extract mbz files. However I have the issue that if a file is saved in multiple languages under the same file name, the files are overwritten, so instead of 10 files there’s only one exported. Is there a way to extract the files with the activity name? (-> in local language)

Thank you very much,

Timo

- John Kouraklis says:
  
  13/02/2023 at 23:49
  
  Hi Timo,
  
  Thanks for trying mbex.
  
  Can you please provide an explanation of what happens? FOr example, how are the activities organised on Moodle?
  
  I haven’t tried mbex in multiple languages. TBH, I never thought that it will be an issue. If you provide some details, or even better if you can create a moodle backup with example activities and send it through, I will look at it.
  
  Thanks.
  
  John
  
  - John Kouraklis says:
    
    31/08/2023 at 03:09
    
    Hi Timo,
    
    I released a new version and fixed the issue. Check the change log for more details.
    
    Thanks for reaching out.

mbex Moodle Backup Extractor