Correct command to export document library is SharePoint Server 2019

Question

I tried to use this cmd to export a document library from my old site and received the error message below. What is wrong with my command?

 

Export-SPWeb http://lg/emp -itemurl “http://lg-emp/My%20HR/Forms/AllItems.aspx" -path "E:\Emp DL\My H.R" -IncludeVersions All-IncludeUserSecurity

PS C:\Users\sp_farmadmin> Export-SPWeb http://lg-empctr -itemurl "http://lg-empctr/My%20HR/Forms/AllItems.aspx" -path "E:\EmpCtr DL\My H.R" -IncludeVersions All -IncludeUserSecurity
Export-SPWeb : <nativehr>0x80070057</nativehr><nativestack></nativestack>
At line:1 char:1
+ Export-SPWeb http://lg-empctr -itemurl "http://lg-empctr/My%20HR/Form ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...CmdletExportWeb:SPCmdletExportWeb) [Export-SPWeb], ArgumentExce
   ption
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletExportWeb

Answer 1

Hi @Tevon2.0

In your case, the command to export should be like following

Export-SPWeb -Identity "http://lg/emp" -Path "C:\Backup\Library\Documents.cmp" -ItemUrl "My%20HR" -IncludeUserSecurity -IncludeVersions All -verbose

And here is the result in my test

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