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Exporting a site, list, or document library using Windows PowerShell

Published by Yun Zhan on May 16, 2012

This Learning Note documents an example of using Windows PowerShell to export a site, list, or document library manually.

Preparations:

1. Run Windows PowerShell as Administrator.

2. Before you begin, create a folder on the local computer or the network to store the backups.

Actions:

1. On the Start menu, click All Programs.

2. Click Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products.

3. Click SharePoint 2010 Management Shell.

4. At the Windows PowerShell command prompt, type the following command:

Export-SPWeb -Identity <Site URL> -Path <Path and file name> [-ItemUrl <URL of site, list, or library>] [-IncludeUserSecurity] [-IncludeVersions] [-NoFileCompression] [-GradualDelete] [-Verbose]

I ran the above command in the below steps for the clearer understanding. ^_^

(1) Input Export-SPWeb.

(2) Specify the Identity.

(3) Specify the Path.

5. Waiting for the command to complete, the backups should be in the target folder.

Note:

If the <Site URL>, <Path and file name>, or <URL of site, list, or library> contain any spaces, you must surround these in double quotes (“”) or else the Windows PowerShell command will return errors.

This is only a short learning note. For more information, please see

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee428293.aspx

Thanks.

Posted in SharePoint Tips and Tricks Tagged Export a site, Exporting a list, Exporting document library, using Windows PowerShell to Export
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