How to Perform the Backup/Restore SPSite operations using PowerShell

In this blog i would like to share how you can use Windows PowerShell functionality to perform a backup or restore process.

BackUp

Syntax

Backup-SPSite [-Identity] <SPSitePipeBind> -Path <String> [-AssignmentCollection <SPAssignmentCollection>] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-Force <SwitchParameter>]
[-NoSiteLock <SwitchParameter>] [-UseSqlSnapshot <SwitchParameter>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]

Example

Backup-SPSite http://gauti.sharepoint.com/sites/site_name -Path C:\Backup\site_name.bak  Restore:

Syntax

Restore-SPSite [-Identity] <String> -Path <String> [-AssignmentCollection <SPAssignmentCollection>] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-ContentDatabase
<SPContentDatabasePipeBind>] [-Force <SwitchParameter>] [-GradualDelete <SwitchParameter>] [-HostHeaderWebApplication <String>] [-PreserveSiteID <SwitchParameter>] [-
WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]

Example

Restore-SPSite http://gauti.sharepoint.com/sites/site_name -Path C:\Backup\site_name.bak

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