Hello Jurie, Three Methods to take Backup and Restore Operations 1. Using STSADM Command 2. Using SharePoint Designer 3. Using Central Administration Select any one Method According to your requirement using STSADM we can take backup of total Site Collection using SharePoint Designer we ca take Backup of Single Site or Subsites in Site Collection and we can do restore operation using SharePoint Desinger too ... using Central Administration we can take Backup of total Server Farm plzz let me know if you need more information and steps to do..... Cheers, Regards, Siva (SharePoint Developer) Egon Software Pvt Ltd, Nagar Road,Pune