Migrating Your Windows SharePoint Site From Version 2.0 to 3.0
Use the following instructions to migrate your Windows SharePoint site from version 2.0 to 3.0:
- From within SharePoint Designer go to File > Open and enter the fully qualified domain name of your SharePoint site.
- Once the site is open you will need to back it up. Go to Site > Administration > Backup site.
- You will be given the option to include any sub-sites you have.
- The wizard will back up the contents of your site to a package; save the package to your desktop. Once completed you will receive a message stating that the backup was successful.
- Create a CNAME record for the new site.
- By default your new SharePoint site is built with a template in place. SharePoint Designer will not let you restore to this top-level site where the template exists. Instead, you will need to create a sub-site where you can restore your site.
- To create a sub-site go into your new SharePoint site. Site Settings > Manage Sites and Workspaces > Create. Fill in the Title, Description and URL; click Create.
- Do not click Create when you see the page below.
- Once that sub-site is created go back into SharePoint Designer.
- Go to Site > Administration and select “Restore Web Site”.
- Select the file that you created in Step 4.
- Once selected, the process will restore your old SharePoint site to the new location.
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