Moving a Subsite to another location
Hi, I have site collection and in that I have 3 subsites, let say it A, B &C. I have 4 subsites under site B, say B1, B2, B3 & B4. Under the subsite B2 I have 2 subsites let say BB1 & BB2. I have to move site BB2 to under site B3. Is there another way to do this besides saving the page as a template and then creating it under a new location? Thanks, Kamal Nag
March 29th, 2010 2:25pm

Hi there Kamal, Try Export / Import - basically the steps are: 1: Create an export of the subsite: stsadm -o export -url <yoursubsiteurl> -filename yourexportfilename -includeusersecurity 2: Create a blank site at the new location (yournewsubsiteurl) 3: Import the exported site into that location stsadm -o import -url <yournewsubsiteurl> -filename yourexportfilename For more information using stsadm -o export / import check this out: Export http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262759.aspx Import http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261866.aspx As a precaution, always ensure you have a backup of the site collection before carrying this out. Hope this helps Geoff
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March 29th, 2010 3:04pm

Hi Geoff, is there any anotger way to do this? as this task has to be done by website owner not the administrator. Thanks, kamal Nag
March 29th, 2010 3:23pm

Web site owners have two options available: Use SharePoint Designer: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointdesigner/ha100699391033.aspx Save the web (what users think of as subsites) as a site template and include its content, then create the new web using that template: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA101577791033.aspx?pid=CL100605171033 I'd suggest reading through those two links thoroughly; neither options is necessarily a full-fidelity migration option, but may serve your needs. JohnMCTS: WSS v3, MOSS 2007, and SCOM 2007 Now Available on Amazon - The SharePoint 2007 Disaster Recovery Guide.
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March 29th, 2010 3:49pm

*lol* I've just got back to this thread and found out that you want site owners to do this, not admins - hence yes, Johns answer is the right one - given that he's now found out too! <grin> Cheers Geoff
March 29th, 2010 5:45pm

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