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That was the problem. &nbsp;I created the site I wanted in the subdirectory from where I wanted to put it. &nbsp;To move it do I have to do a backup/restore?
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That was the problem.  I created the site I wanted in the subdirectory from where I wanted to put it.  To move it do I have to do a backup/restore?

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First backup the site under /sites/. &nbsp;Backup-SPSite <a href="http://url/sites/site" rel="ugc">http://url/sites/site</a>&nbsp;-Path &quot;C:\dir\file.bak&quot;. &nbsp; <br />
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Then you need to delete the site. &nbsp;Remove-SPSite <a href="http://url" rel="ugc">http://url</a><br />
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Now you can restore over the existing root site. &nbsp;Restore-SPSite <a href="http://url" rel="ugc">http://url</a>&nbsp;-Path &quot;C:\dir\file.bak&quot; -Force
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Yes.  

First backup the site under /sites/.  Backup-SPSite http://url/sites/site [http://url/sites/site] -Path "C:\dir\file.bak".  

Then you need to delete the site.  Remove-SPSite http://url [http://url]

Now you can restore over the existing root site.  Restore-SPSite http://url [http://url] -Path "C:\dir\file.bak" -Force

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This was the answer. &nbsp;Thanks for the help.
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This was the answer.  Thanks for the help.

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I have a newly installed SharePoint 2013 server. &nbsp;I can access the home page with the address <a href="http://sharepoint2013/sites/abc/_layouts/15/start.aspx#/SitePages/Home.aspx" rel="ugc">http://sharepoint2013/sites/abc/_layouts/15/start.aspx#/SitePages/Home.aspx</a>&nbsp;however if I just use the address which is the machine name of <a href="http://sharepoint2013" rel="ugc">http://sharepoint2013</a>&nbsp;I get a 404 error. &nbsp;The default website is turned off. &nbsp;There is a binding for the sharepoint 80 site in IIS for port 80. &nbsp;What am I missing to get this site to serve as the default website?
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I have a newly installed SharePoint 2013 server.  I can access the home page with the address http://sharepoint2013/sites/abc/_layouts/15/start.aspx#/SitePages/Home.aspx however if I just use the address which is the machine name of http://sharepoint2013 I get a 404 error.  The default website is turned off.  There is a binding for the sharepoint 80 site in IIS for port 80.  What am I missing to get this site to serve as the default website?

I have a newly installed SharePoint 2013 site that gives 404 error when trying to use the machine name as the address

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