[ARCHIVED] Uploading wrong files to an assignment

[sophian]

I am an instructor in a course. A student uploaded a file to a wrong assignment. Can I remove that file?

[Shar · Accepted solution]

Hi Sophia Nussbaum,

Have the student upload the correct file to the intended assignment. Students always see their most recent upload and (for now*) can upload multiple times.

From the student guide:

Any attachments added as part of a graded assignment submission are also copied to your user files but are not counted against your user quota. However, once the file has been uploaded as a submission, you cannot delete the file. Files are stored in the Submissions folder.

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• How do I know when my assignment has been submitted?

*In a future Canvas release (April), we'll have the ability to restrict the number of times an assignment can be submitted. See Limited Submission Attempts

Hope this advice helps,
Cheers - Shar

[sophian]

Thanks for your reply.

The students do upload again to the correct assignment, however the incorrect submission creates a lot of problems for instructors and TAs. We are a very large course.

Sophia

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