Powershell command to backup and restore SharePoint list

Question

I would like to take SharePoint list backup with Powershell and restore it with Powershell please share if there is any specific command to perform these operations. and before restore operation do I need to create empty list? it’s Sharepoint 2016

Answer 1

Hi sns,

You can you this command to backup(export) :

Export-SPWeb <Site URL> -Itemurl  <Relative path of List or Library> -path <Backup-path>

And this command to restore(import)：

	
Import-SPWeb <Site URL> -Path <Backup-path>

For example:

Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Export-SPWeb http://sp16 -itemurl "/Lists/List11" -path "C:\List11.bak"

Import-SPWeb 

For more information, please refer to: https://www.sharepointdiary.com/2013/10/backup-restore-export-import-sharepoint-2013-lists-using-powershell.html

And this will help you distinguish between using the command in different situations: https://edanan.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/export-spweb-the-url-provided-is-invalid/

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