How to restore an existing SharePoint list to your website.(Share point 2010)

If you wish to take a back of your existing SharePoint list and need to restore it to another SharePoint website or to use within a sub site in you existing site. here are the steps to follow.

 1.Go to the Existing List (e.g. ContactUs List)

2.Select List Settings 

3.Select Save List as template
 provide a suitable name for the template.

Select the Include contents check box if you wish to save the content with the template.

You can find this saved template on SiteActions -- > Settings -- > List templates under you root site.

If you wanted to back up this into a new site

1.Go to SiteActions -- > Settings -- > List templates and select the saved template and click "download a copy" in the ribbon.

2.Go the the site you wish to restore this List

3. Move to SiteActions -- > Settings -- > List templates 
4. Click the "Document" tab and select "Upload a docuement" browse the downloaded template and add it in to the List templates library.


Now you can use the template 


move to site action -- > more item 
select List now you'll find the saved list in the list templates.

add the list to the required sites.Enjoy.. :)