Remove-VBRBackupFile

Short Description

Removes missing backup files from the Veeam Backup & Replication configuration database.

Note

If the four-eyes authorization is enabled, you cannot run this cmdlet. For more information, see the Four-Eyes Authorization section in the User Guide for VMware vSphere.

Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

BackupFile (Default)

Remove-VBRBackupFile -BackupFile <VBRBackupFile> [-FromDisk] [-WhatIf]

[-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
Backup

Remove-VBRBackupFile -Backup <CBackup> [-FromDisk] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

This cmdlet removes missing backup files from the Veeam Backup & Replication configuration database.

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter	Description	Type	Required	Position	Accept Pipeline Input
Backup	Specifies a backup from which you want to remove missing backup files. Accepts the `CBackup` object. To create this object, run the `Get-VBRBackup` cmdlet.	`CBackup`	True	Named	False
BackupFile	Specifies a missing backup file that you want to remove. Accepts the `VBRBackupFile` object. To create this object, run the `Get-VBRBackupFile` cmdlet.	`VBRBackupFile`	True	Named	False
FromDisk	Defines that the cmdlet will remove the missing backup files from the configuration database and from disk (if these backup files are still available). If you do not provide this parameter, the cmdlet will remove missing backup files from the configuration database only.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False
Confirm	Defines that the cmdlet will display a prompt that asks if you want to continue running the command. Note: Microsoft PowerShell enables the `Confirm` parameter for this cmdlet by default. To disable this option, set the parameter value to `$false`. That is, `Confirm:$false`.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False
WhatIf	Defines that the cmdlet will write a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action.	`SwitchParameter`	False	Named	False

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see Microsoft Docs.

Examples

Remove-VBRBackupFile Example 1. Removing Missing Backup File

This example shows how to remove a missing backup file and all backup files related to it from Veeam Backup & Replication configuration database.

$backup = Get-VBRBackup -Name "Daily backups"

$missingfile = Get-VBRBackupFile -Backup $backup[4]

Remove-VBRBackupFile -BackupFile $missingfile -Confirm

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRBackup cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $backup variable.
Run the Get-VBRBackupFile cmdlet. Set the $backup[4] variable as the Backup parameter value. Save the result to the $missingfile variable.
Run the Remove-VBRBackupFile cmdlet. Set the $missingfile variable as the BackupFile parameter value. Provide the Confirm parameter.

Remove-VBRBackupFile Example 2. Removing all Missing Backup Files from Backup

This example shows how to remove all backup files that are missing from a backup. The cmdlet will remove the files from the configuration database and from disk.

$backup = Get-VBRBackup -Name "Daily backups"

Remove-VBRBackupFile -Backup $backup -FromDisk

Perform the following steps:

Run the Get-VBRBackup cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the $backup variable.
Run the Remove-VBRBackupFile cmdlet. Set the $backup variable as the Backup parameter value. Provide the FromDisk parameter.