Command
Export-Site
Description
The command to export sites from a SharePoint site to a file share. This command is the equivalent of using Download on a site in Explorer.
Index
Examples
Export Site
$srcSite = Connect-Site -Url "http://myfarm1/sites/mysourcesite" Export-Site -Site $srcSite -DestinationFolder "G:\MyDestinationFolder\Subfolder" -Subsites
Get Subsites to Export
$srcSite = Connect-Site -Url "http://myfarm1/sites/mysourcesite" $toCopy = Get-Subsite -Site $srcSite Export-Site -Site $toCopy -DestinationFolder "G:\MyDestinationFolder\Subfolder"
Export All Subsites
$srcSite = Connect-Site -Url "http://myfarm1/sites/mysourcesite" Export-Site -All -SourceSite $srcSite -DestinationFolder "G:\MyDestinationFolder\Subfolder -Subsites"
Export Some Subsites
$srcSite = Connect-Site -Url "http://myfarm1/sites/mysourcesite" Export-Site -Name MyName*,MySpecificName -SourceSite $srcSite -DestinationFolder "G:\MyDestinationFolder\Subfolder"
Note: The * symbol is used to call multiple objects with a similar name.
Export With Options
$srcSite = Connect-Site -Url "http://myfarm1/sites/mysourcesite" Export-Site -Site $srcSite -DestinationFolder "G:\MyDestinationFolder\Subfolder" -VersionLimit 2 -FlattenFolders
Syntax
Export-Site
-Site <Site[]>
-DestinationFolder <Uri>
[-Subsites <SwitchParameter>]
[-NoVersionHistory <SwitchParameter>]
[-VersionLimit <Int32>]
[-FlattenFolders <SwitchParameter>]
[-TaskName <String>]
Export-Site
-All <SwitchParameter>
-SourceSite <Site>
-DestinationFolder <Uri>
[-Subsites <SwitchParameter>]
[-NoVersionHistory <SwitchParameter>]
[-VersionLimit <Int32>]
[-FlattenFolders <SwitchParameter>]
[-TaskName <String>]
Export-Site
-Name <String[]>
-SourceSite <Site>
-DestinationFolder <Uri>
[-Subsites <SwitchParameter>]
[-NoVersionHistory <SwitchParameter>]
[-VersionLimit <Int32>]
[-FlattenFolders <SwitchParameter>]
[-TaskName <String>]
Parameters
-All <SwitchParameter>
Specifies that all direct subsites of the specified source site will be exported.
| Required? | True |
| Default value | None |
| Accept pipeline input? | False |
| Accept wildcard characters? | False |
| Parameter set name | All |
| Aliases | None |
-DestinationFolder <Uri>
Specifies the destination folder path. Note: This parameter cannot be used to create new folders at the destination.
| Required? | True |
| Default value | None |
| Accept pipeline input? | False |
| Accept wildcard characters? | False |
| Parameter set name | (All) |
| Aliases | None |
-FlattenFolders <SwitchParameter>
Specifies that folder hierarchy will be flattened when exporting.
| Required? | False |
| Default value | None |
| Accept pipeline input? | False |
| Accept wildcard characters? | False |
| Parameter set name | (All) |
| Aliases | None |
-Name <String[]>
Specifies the name of the source site's subsite(s) to export (wildcards supported).
| Required? | True |
| Default value | None |
| Accept pipeline input? | False |
| Accept wildcard characters? | True |
| Parameter set name | Name |
| Aliases | None |
-NoVersionHistory <SwitchParameter>
Specifies that the version history won't be preserved.
| Required? | False |
| Default value | None |
| Accept pipeline input? | False |
| Accept wildcard characters? | False |
| Parameter set name | (All) |
| Aliases | None |
-Site <Site[]>
Specifies the site(s) to export.
| Required? | True |
| Default value | None |
| Accept pipeline input? | True (ByValue, ByPropertyName) |
| Accept wildcard characters? | False |
| Parameter set name | Default |
| Aliases | None |
-SourceSite <Site>
Specifies the parent site.
| Required? | True |
| Default value | None |
| Accept pipeline input? | True (ByValue, ByPropertyName) |
| Accept wildcard characters? | False |
| Parameter set name | All, Name |
| Aliases | None |
-Subsites <SwitchParameter>
Specifies that all subsites of the specified site(s) must be exported.
| Required? | False |
| Default value | None |
| Accept pipeline input? | False |
| Accept wildcard characters? | False |
| Parameter set name | (All) |
| Aliases | None |
-TaskName <String>
Specifies a name for the task.
| Required? | False |
| Default value | None |
| Accept pipeline input? | False |
| Accept wildcard characters? | False |
| Parameter set name | (All) |
| Aliases | None |
-VersionLimit <Int32>
Specifies the export of the X latest version, while always conserving at least one major version.
| Required? | False |
| Default value | None |
| Accept pipeline input? | False |
| Accept wildcard characters? | False |
| Parameter set name | (All) |
| Aliases | None |