Before the patch Create a new instance from an older version of Moodle Create 3 groups in two different courses 1 group A with a picture, and a description text that contains a picture, group messaging ON. 1 group B with a picture and the option hide picture (note the group ID), and a description text that contains a picture, group messaging ON. 1 group C without a picture, and a description text that contains a picture, group messaging ON. Inspect mdl_files and note the entries for your groups SELECT * FROM mdl_files f LEFT JOIN mdl_groups g ON g.id = f.itemid WHERE f.component = 'group'; Backup one of the courses. Make sure to include groups. After the patch Upgrade Moodle Check the columns of the groups table on the database. Confirm that the column hidepicture has been removed from the table groups . Rerun the query for " mdl_files " Confirm that the mdl_files entries for the groups B disappeared Confirm that the mdl_files entries for the groups with the " filearea " " description " have not been deleted Group settings Go to the group setting pages for both courses. Confirm that the groups B do not have a picture any more Confirm that the groups A still have a picture Confirm that the groups C still have no picture Confirm that the option to hide a user picture is not present When you edit a group When you create a group Restore Restore the course backup as a new course. Open the course's group settings. Confirm that group B does not have a picture any more Confirm that group A still has a picture Confirm that group C still doesn't have a picture Forum Edit one of the courses and set the " Group mode " to " Visible groups " Create a forum. Enrol a student s1 in the course. Add the student to all of the groups. Log in as the student. Create a forum discussion for each group. On the discussion list, confirm that the discussion for Group A has a group picture. The discussions for groups B and C should have just a default picture. View any discussion. Confirm that on the student's post, only Group A's picture is shown. Note : If MDL-67959 hasn't landed yet, Group B and C's picture would be shown as the default group picture icon. Otherwise, group B and C's pictures won't be displayed on the student's post. Group messaging Enable outgoing email (e.g. using mailcatcher, etc.) Enrol at least one more student in each group. As s1, send a message to each group. Run cron. Check the emails that were sent to the members of each group. Confirm that the email for Group A participants shows the group picture for group A. Confirm that the emails for Groups B and C participants show a default group picture icon.