Go to Site administration->Plugins->Repositories->File system, (if you have no File system repository, you need to enable it via "Manage Repositories") Look at "Repositories instances of the site": if there is a repository, click on "settings", If there is none, click "Create a repository instance" and setup a new repository (there must be a directory in moodledata/repository so it will show up in a combo box) Input a low Update interval value eg. 3 (for 3 seconds), Save, If you have no files in the directory your repository is pointing to, create some, Open a course, turn editing on, Click on "Add an activity or resource", From "Resources", choose "File", Input Name and Description In "Select files" click on "Add" icon On the left, there will be a repository you have just created/edited, select it, Choose a file from this repository, Check "Create an alias/shortcut to the file" and click "Select this file", Click "Save and return to course", Open database tool (ie. phpmyadmin), in table files_reference look at the latest row. There is a value in lastsync column - write it down, In your course, click "Edit" and then "Edit settings" next to the added resource, Click "Save and return to course", Now look again at the same row in db - lastsync value should be higher, write it down, Go back to Site administration->Plugins->Repositories->File system, Click settings for your repository, input a large value for Update interval (eg. 86400 for 24hrs), Save, Go to your course and edit resource again, Look once again at the lastsync value - it should not change