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I am exporting a site using stsadm command. It is automatically exporting the subsites too. I need to take the current site only, how can I restrict the subsites being exported?

For example I'm exporting the site, http://site1/subsite1

The subsite1 has 4 child sites. I need to avoid that 4 child sites from that export list.

The command I am using is

stsadm -o export -url http://site1/subsite1 -filename c:\backup.cmp

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In scenarios like this, I will export the desired site and it's subsites and import it to a dummy site collection. After it's imported, I delete away the unwanted subsites, export it again, and import it to the final location.

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  • do you think it is right way. But no problem, i am asking whether it is the functionality of stsadm command. Or there is option for that.
    – John
    Commented Oct 4, 2011 at 13:15
  • I don't think there is an option to exclude subsites.
    – Kit Menke
    Commented Oct 4, 2011 at 13:21
  • There isn't an option to limit the export to one particular subsite only. It will grab the entire tree of sites from that level down.
    – Eric Alexander
    Commented Oct 4, 2011 at 13:51
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stsadm cannot do what you are asking unfortunately, however you can achieve the same functionality using SharePoint Designer, which will create a .cmp (which is a cab file by another name) file which you can import using either stsadm or SharePoint Designer as you prefer.

Here are some links to SharePoint Designer as well:

A quick example on how to use SharePoint Designer 2007, to illustrate: Initially go to File > Open Site and you will be presented with a request for either a local directory containing a site or a URL, enter the URL of your SharePoint site.

Once you have done you may have to authenticate, just follow the on-screen prompts, and fill in the details for your admin level account.

Now you can see the Folder List (far left) and Web Site (main part) windows are populated.

Select a site from the Folder List (single left click) then navigate to Site > Administration > Backup Website whereupon you will be presented with a requester again which has a check-box to include sub-sites.

Leave this un-ticked and Voila! you can export a site without its children.

Nice and straight-forward.

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  • I think more details about how you can create the .cmp with designer would be very helpful :)
    – Robert Lindgren
    Commented Nov 6, 2013 at 9:09
  • Ahh sorry:) will add that now:)
    – GMasucci
    Commented Nov 6, 2013 at 9:12
  • Great! Now it looks awesome!
    – Robert Lindgren
    Commented Nov 6, 2013 at 9:27
  • Cheers by the way, I tend to forget to explain when I am in a hurry, so thanks for the reminder:)
    – GMasucci
    Commented Nov 6, 2013 at 9:30
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For Import and Export of a web, list, or library you can use Export-SPWeb and Import-SPWeb

To export use:

Export-SPWeb http://site –Path "site export.cmp"

Then try to import 

Import-SPWeb http://site –Path export.cmp –UpdateVersions -Overwrite
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