Error: "Your Submitted Files Do Not Meet the File Restrictions for This Assignment . . ." (D2L) - For Students

Summary

Turnitin is only able to scan certain file types to check for similarity/plagiarism. This error is returned when the assignment has Turnitin enabled and the file does not meet its restrictions.

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Problem

When attempting to submit a file for an assignment the user may receive this error: " Your submitted files do not meet the file restrictions for this assignment. Please make sure your file is less than 100 MB and is one of the following file types: html, doc, docx, hwp, odt, rtf, wpd, txt, ps, pdf, pptx, ppt, ppsx, pps, xls, xlsx, gdoc."

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Environment

D2L

Resolution

To work around the issue, try converting your file(s) to a pdf. If it is an image, copy and paste it into a Word document and the submit the Word file.

Cause

Turnitin is only able to scan certain file types to check for similarity/plagiarism. This error is returned when the assignment has Turnitin enabled and the file does not meet its restrictions.

Details

Details

Article ID: 844
Created
Thu 3/16/23 7:38 PM
Modified
Wed 11/8/23 4:30 PM

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