---
title: "Rescanning Backup Repository"
description: "After you created the backup repository, you must rescan the repository to refresh the list of available backups. To rescan a backup repository, use the following command: or where: <repository_id> — ID of the backup repository that you want to..."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/agentforaix/userguide/baremetal_files_restore_repo_rescan.html"
breadcrumb: "User Guide > Performing Restore > Performing Bare Metal Recovery > Restoring Data in Command Line Interface > Step 2. Specify Backup Location > Rescanning Backup Repository"
dateModified: "2026-11-03"
---

# Rescanning Backup Repository

After you created the backup repository, you must rescan the repository to refresh the list of available backups.

To rescan a backup repository, use the following command:

```
veeamconfig repository rescan --id <repository_id>
```

or

```
veeamconfig repository rescan --name <repository_name>
```

where:

- `<repository_id>` — ID of the backup repository that you want to rescan.
- `<repository_name`> — name of the backup repository that you want to rescan.

For example:

```
root@srv01:/# veeamconfig repository rescan --name VeeamBackup
```