Posted: November 3rd, 2009    By: Devin Walker   

Calendar IconMoving a calendar list between site collections may be confusing, but it is actually very simple! This article demonstrates one method using list templates and Windows Explorer to move SharePoint Calendars fast.  Don’t worry, all your content will be moved also. 

Let’s begin: You must have proper permissions between the two site collections to perform the move. For this example we will be moving Calendar A on site collection A to site collection B.  The same method can be completed using SharePoint Designer in less steps, but for this example we will just stick with the browser method.  The following method will work for any list item. Also, keep in mind you will need to setup new user permissions if moving the calendar between site collections.

1.  Enter the calendar A (the one that will be moving) and click Settings > List Settings 

Step 1

2.  Beneath Permissions and Management click Save List as template

Step 2

3. Provide an appropriate File Name, Template name, description and make sure to select Include Content.  We want all the dates saved to ensure the calendar is moved with the information otherwise it will be a blank Calendar.  Confirm the fields by clicking OK when you are finished.

Step 3

4. You will now see the Operation Completed Successfully page with a link to go to the list template gallery.  Click this link.

Step 4

5. In the List Template Gallery select Actions > Open in Windows Explorer.

Step 5

6.  Minimize the Window we just opened containing the site’s .stp list template files.  From the top level Site of Site Collection B (the site we want the calendar) select List templates under the Galleries section and open the list template gallery in Windows Explorer using the same method. 

Step 6

 7.  Perform a Drag-n-drop of the calendar .stp file from Windows Explorer A to Windows Explorer B to effectively move the calendar list template from one site collection to another.

8.  To add the calendar to a site simply click on the template name beneath the Tracking section on the Create page.

Step 7

Hope you enjoyed this article!  Leave a comment.

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  • Joy

    Thanks, this worked for me. Good explanation and graphics.

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  • Patrick

    Great help, thanks – keep in mind though that you’ll need to re-setup user permissions if you’re moving site to site.

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  • Nita

    Pretty simple and straight forward

  • Saji

    This helped me after searching for about 1 hour. Didn’t know that my template was hiding beneath the Tracking sectino. Thanks.

  • http:/www.dlocc.com Devin Walker

    Glad it helped!

  • Jen

    Hi, this worked great! However the ‘Include Content’ does not seem to inlude workspaces? Is there a way to pull the workspace too?

    Many thanks!

  • B

    Thanks for the how to move SharePoint calendar from one site to another. Very helpful!

  • http://bastionpoint.com Jason

    Unfortunately it doesn’t work between versions. The stp format has been depreciated in Sharepoint 2010.

  • http://wellsfargo.com Karen

    This was so easy! I spent half the day looking for a reasonable way to do it, and I got this done in 5 minutes. Thanks so much!

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