07 September, 2012

Backup-Restore by using SharePoint Designer 2007


Steps to create the Backup of a SharePoint site using SharePoint Designer 2007 is provided below:
1.   Open site you want to Migrate in SharePoint Designer 2007
§  Copy the URL of the site.
§  Open SharePoint Designer 2007.
§  Go to File > Open Site.
§  Paste the URL of your site in Site Name.
§  Click Open. Designer will attempt to open the Web.

2.   Go to Site > Administration > Backup Web Site.
3.   Check “Include Sub Sites in Archive” if needed.
4.   Type a name for the backup file and save it to your desktop or somewhere that is easy to locate.
5.   Click “OK” – backup will begin.
6.   A message will appear when backup is complete.

Migrating Site to a New Site

1.   Create New Site under parent

·         Open SharePoint Designer 2007, and open the root parent site where you want to create your subsite.
·         Go to File > Open Site.
·         Type in the URL of the SharePoint web in the folder field.
·         Click OK; the designer will try to open your web.

2.   In the Folder List column, right-click on the top folder, e.g. "http://mosstest/sites/WSSsitename"
3.   Select New > Subsite...
4.   In the Web Site Templates window that appears, select the 'Empty Web Site' template.
5.   On the right-side of the Web Site Templates window you will see a box titled 'Specify the location of the new Web site'. In this box you should see a URL like http://mosstest/sites/WSSsitename/subsite
6.   Change subsite to the name you want your new site to use
7.   This will build a new empty site, and should open a new Designer session showing the empty site.
8.   Restore WSS site using the Restore site steps.

Restore the SharePoint site

Warning: Using the Restore feature in Designer can overwrite existing content or data in a site if not used properly. You should always restore the .cmp file to an empty site
·         With your web open, go to Site > Administration > Restore Web Site....
·         Navigate to the backup file you created in Step 1
·         Click Open.
·         Designer will ask you to press OK to restore the template to your site. Click OK. The Site will proceed to restore.
If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know. Thank you.

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