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title: "Enable-VBOCopyJob"
description: "This cmdlet enables a disabled backup copy job. When you disable a job, you put it on hold until you enable it with this cmdlet."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo365/powershell/enable-vbocopyjob.html"
breadcrumb: "PowerShell Reference > Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 PowerShell Reference > Backup Copy > Managing Backup Copy Jobs > Enable-VBOCopyJob"
dateModified: "2026-08-21"
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# Enable-VBOCopyJob

## Short Description
Enables a backup copy job.

## Syntax
```
Enable-VBOCopyJob -Job <VBOCopyJob> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet enables a disabled backup copy job. When you disable a job, you put it on hold until you enable it with this cmdlet.

## Parameters

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          <p>Parameter</p>
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          <p>Description</p>
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          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
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        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Job</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a backup copy job that you want to enable.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbocopyjob.md"><code>VBOCopyJob</code></a> object.</p><p>To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbocopyjob.md"><code>Get-VBOCopyJob</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbocopyjob.md"><code>VBOCopyJob</code></a></p>
        </td>
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          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
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          <p>True (ByValue)</p>
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`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see the [About Common Parameters](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216) section of Microsoft Learn.

## Examples

::: example
### Enabling Backup Copy Job

This example shows how to enable the temporarily disabled backup copy job.

```
$copyjob = Get-VBOCopyJob -Id 8b6b539e-15cc-4ed6-bd1d-b8c7c918f413
Enable-VBOCopyJob -Job $copyjob
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBOCopyJob`](get-vbocopyjob.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Id` parameter value. Save the result to the `$copyjob` variable.
2. Run the `Enable-VBOCopyJob` cmdlet. Set the `$copyjob` variable as the `Job` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBOCopyJob`](get-vbocopyjob.md)