Back up customizations in SharePoint Server 2010

 

Customizations are of different kinds when it comes to SharePoint, below is small descriptions.

• Customizations packaged as solutions (.wsp files). Solutions contain developed site elements, and are typically created by developers. Developed site elements include the following:
• Web Parts
• Workflows
• Site and list definitions
• Document converters
• Event receivers
• Timer jobs
• Assemblies

• Authored site elements, which are typically created by Web designers, are not explicitly compiled and reside in a content database. Authored site elements include the following:
• Master pages
• Cascading style sheets
• Forms
• Layout page

• Changes to the Web.config file
• Third-party solutions and their associated binary files and registry keys, such as IFilters
• Changes to sites created by direct editing through the browser
• Developed customizations that are not packaged as solutions

Each of these kinds of customizations requires a different type of backup.

In this article:

• Backing up solution packages in SharePoint
• Backing up authored site elements in SharePoint
• Backing up workflows in SharePoint
• Backing up changes to the Web.config file in SharePoint
• Backing up third-party products in SharePoint
• Backing up changes made by direct editing in SharePoint
• Backing up developed customizations that are not packaged as solutions in SharePoint

Ref: technet.microsoft.com