Move one share point site using Import/Export feature in STSADM

There are some situations where you want to move some site as sub site in another site collection Share point normal back/restore won't be much helpful in such requirements. You have to go for Share point import/Export feature. Here I am showing you the steps for the same :

Export a site

1. First step is to go to run type cmd.

2. It will open the command prompt.

3. In the command prompt you have to go to the STSADM tool exe the path for the same in Share point be C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN.

4. Type CD C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN in command prompt it will move you to t he STSADM exe folder.



5. Next step is to write the command for export to export a particular site or site collection.



6. The command will be Stsadm -o export -url <<Your site url here>> -filename <Give the filename with path>>.

7. This step will take some time and give you the site backup as a .Dat file(You can choose any file extension)

Import Site to another site.
 
8. Do the step 1 to 4 in the destination server.



9. The syntax for the same is Stsadm -o import -url <<Your site url here>> -filename <Give the filename with path>>.

10. It will take some time to import your site inside another site collection>