Use alternative methods to back up and restore content (Windows SharePoint Server 3.0)

Applies To: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

Topic Last Modified: 2008-07-18

Site protection and recovery refers to using tools to back up, version, and recover a site from accidental deletion or data corruption. Directly recovering a deleted site is not a feature that is available in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. However, you can protect and recover sites by using the Stsadm export and import operations or tools such as Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007.

Use alternative content protection methods

You can back up and restore specific data related to SharePoint Products and Technologies by using the following mechanisms:

• Web site deletion event

  For information about capturing and restoring content by using the Web site delete event, see Capture and restore content by using the Web site delete event (Windows SharePoint Server 3.0).

• Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007

  For information about using Office SharePoint Designer 2007 to back up and restore content, see Capture and restore content by using SharePoint Designer (Windows SharePoint Server 3.0).

• Stsadm command-line tool

  For information about using Stsadm operations to archive sites, see Archive and retrieve content by using Stsadm import and export operations (Windows SharePoint Server 3.0).

• Database snapshots

  For information about using database snapshots to archive sites, see Archive site versions by using database snapshots (Windows SharePoint Server 3.0).

See Also

Concepts

Protecting and restoring the farm (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0)
Protect and restore content by using Recycle Bins and versioning (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0)
Back up and restore the farm (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0)
Troubleshooting backup and recovery (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0)