Sharepoint - How do I move SharePoint Lists and Libraries to another Site Collection?

I'm going to go over this in a bit more detail, because none of the above answers were clear to me.

How to Move a SharePoint List from One Site to Another

1. Go the the List Settings of the list you want to move 2. Click Save list as template

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3. Give the list template a descriptive file name, template name, and description

4. Go to the site's List Template Gallery

  • To do this go the the Site settings

  • Then List templates

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5. Click your list template to download as a .stp (Sharepoint Template Pack) file

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6. Now, navigate to the site you want to move this list to

7. Go to the destination site's List Template Gallery

8. Click Files -> Upload Document, and select the stp file you downloaded

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9. Go to the Site Contents of the destination site, and click add an app

10. Your uploaded templates will now be listed under Apps you can add

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The Metalogix has a very cool tool. With this tool you can migrate lists, sites, libraries and others items.

Refer to Content Matrix Product Page

Also refer to Introducing Content Matrix Console - SharePoint Edition

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