To export a site, list or document library in SharePoint Server 2010

  Follow below steps to export a site, list, or document library by using Central Administration 2010

·          In Central Administration, on the Home page > Backup and Restore.

·          On the Backup and Restore page > Granular Backup > click Export a site or list.

·           On the Site or List Export page,

·            In the Site Collection section, select the site collection from the Site Collection list, and then select the site from the Site list.

·            If you are exporting a list, skip this step, Select the list or document library from the List list.

·            In the File Location section,

·           In the Filename box, type the UNC path of the shared folder and the file to which you want to export the list or document library.

·           The file name must use the .cmp extension.

·            If the file already exists and you want to use this file, select the Overwrite existing files check box.

·           Otherwise, specify a different file name.

·           If you want to export all the security and permissions settings with the list or library, in the Export Full Security section, select the Export full security check box.

·            If you want to specify which version of the list or library to export, select one of the following versions from the Export versions list:

·                     All Versions

·                     Last Major

·                     Current Version

·                     Last Major and Last Minor

·              Click Start Export.

·             You can view the status of all backup jobs at the top of the Granular Backup Job Status page.

·             You can view the status of the current backup job in the Content Export section of the page.

·              The status page updates every 30 seconds automatically.

·             You can manually update the status details by clicking Refresh. Backup and recovery are Timer service jobs. Therefore, it may take several seconds for the backup to start.