How to Copy a SharePoint List using PowerShell?
Requirement: Copy a SharePoint List to Another List
How to copy a list in SharePoint?
While Export-Import is an option, You can save the list with or without content as a template and create any number of new list or libraries from the list template. Go to the list settings and save list as template and then create a new list, pick the list template!
PowerShell to Clone a List in SharePoint
Here is the PowerShell to copy SharePoint list structure using "Save List as Template" and "Create List from Template" methods.
How to copy a list in SharePoint?
While Export-Import is an option, You can save the list with or without content as a template and create any number of new list or libraries from the list template. Go to the list settings and save list as template and then create a new list, pick the list template!
PowerShell to Clone a List in SharePoint
Here is the PowerShell to copy SharePoint list structure using "Save List as Template" and "Create List from Template" methods.
Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue #Parameters $SiteURL="http://intranet.crescent.com" $ListName="Projects" $NewListName = "Projects Archive" $SaveData= $False Try { #Get the web and List $Web = Get-SPWeb $SiteURL $List = $Web.Lists[$ListName] #Check if the new list doesn't exists If($Web.Lists.TryGetList($NewListName) -eq $null) { #Save list as template $List.SaveAsTemplate($List.ID.ToString(), $List.ID.ToString(), "", $SaveData) #Get the List template $ListTemplate = $web.Site.GetCustomListTemplates($web)[$List.ID.ToString()] #Clone list $NewList = $web.Lists.Add($NewListName, "$($NewListName)-$($List.Description)", $ListTemplate) #Remove the List template file Created $ListTemplateFile = $web.Site.RootWeb.GetFolder("_catalogs/lt").Files | where {$_.Name -eq $ListTemplate.InternalName} $ListTemplateFile.Delete() write-host -f Green "List '$ListName' Cloned to '$NewListName!'" } Else { write-host -f Yellow "List '$NewListName' already exists!" } } Catch { write-host -f Red "Error Adding Template to Document Library!" $_.Exception.Message }You can use this script to duplicate SharePoint list with content or just list structure. You can set the $SaveData flag to $True to include contents of the list.
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