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Remove-VBOBackupItem

Short Description

Removes an object from a backup job.

Syntax

Remove-VBOBackupItem -Job <VBOJob> -BackupItem <VBOBackupItem[]> [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet removes an object from a backup job.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Required

Position

Accept Pipeline Input

Accept Wildcard Characters

Job

Specifies the backup job. The cmdlet will remove an object from this backup job.

True

Named

False

False

BackupItem

Specifies an object. The cmdlet will remove this object from a backup job.

False

Named

false

False

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the About CommonParameters section of Microsoft Docs.

Examples

Example 1

This example shows how to remove a Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft SharePoint object from the scope of the "TestJob" backup job even if this object is no longer available in Microsoft organization.

  1. Run the Get-VBOJob cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $job variable.
  2. Run the Get-VBOBackupItem cmdlet. Set the $job variable as the Job parameter value and specify the Name parameter value to select the item in the backup job. Save the result to the $item variable.
  3. Run the Remove-VBOBackupItem cmdlet with the $job and $item variables to remove the selected object from the specified backup job.

$job = Get-VBOJob -Name "TestJob"

$item = Get-VBOBackupItem -Job $job -Name "ObjectToRemove"

Remove-VBOBackupItem -Job $job -BackupItem $item

Example 2

This example shows how to remove an organization user "UserAlpha" backup item from the "TestJob" backup job.

  1. Run the Get-VBOOrganization cmdlet to get an organization. Save the result to the $org variable.
  2. Run the Get-VBOOrganizationUser cmdlet to get an organization user. Save the result to the $user variable.
  3. Run the New-VBOBackupItem cmdlet to select the item in the backup job. Save the result to the $backupItemUser variable.
  4. Run the Get-VBOJob cmdlet to select the backup job for modification. Save the result to the $job variable.
  5. Run the Remove-VBOBackupItem cmdlet with the $job and $backupItemUser variables to remove the selected user from the specified backup job.

$org = Get-VBOOrganization -Name "ABC Company"

$user = Get-VBOOrganizationUser -Organization $org -Name "UserAlpha"

$backupItemUser = New-VBOBackupItem -User $user -Mailbox:$True -ArchiveMailbox:$False -OneDrive:$False

$job = Get-VBOJob -Name "TestJob"

Remove-VBOBackupItem -Job $job -BackupItem $backupItemUser

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