Follow the steps to take sharepoint site bckup
1-->Open command prompt
2-->Migrate to sharepoint bin directory
C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft Sharedweb server extensions12BIN
3-->Enter following command to take backup of site on "xx" server on port number : "yyy"
stsadm -o backup -url "http://xxx:yyy" -filename c:backup.bak
4-->To restore the site use following command
stsadm -o restore -url myothersite/ -filename backup-filename.bak (For New Site)
Note: In place of myothersite replace your site name
use above command for new site ..
use -overwrite for already existing site
stsadm -o restore -url myothersite/ -filename backup-filename.bak -overwrite (For Existing Site)
1-->Open command prompt
2-->Migrate to sharepoint bin directory
C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft Sharedweb server extensions12BIN
3-->Enter following command to take backup of site on "xx" server on port number : "yyy"
stsadm -o backup -url "http://xxx:yyy" -filename c:backup.bak
4-->To restore the site use following command
stsadm -o restore -url myothersite/ -filename backup-filename.bak (For New Site)
Note: In place of myothersite replace your site name
use above command for new site ..
use -overwrite for already existing site
stsadm -o restore -url myothersite/ -filename backup-filename.bak -overwrite (For Existing Site)
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