Migrating SharePoint Site Data Using the SMIGRATE Utility
SMIGRATE is another utility installed with Windows SharePoint Services that can be used to move or back up data. SMIGRATE was originally designed to migrate data from the older version of Windows SharePoint Services known as SharePoint Team Services. Fortunately, it can be used to back up and restore sites as well.
The SMIGRATE utility uses the same mechanism FrontPage uses when backing up sites, except that this version can be scripted to run at specific times because it is a command-line utility.
CAUTION
 | As with backing up a site with FrontPage, SMIGRATE can lose certain security settings ... |
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