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title: "Folder Exclusions"
description: "You can use the cmdlets from this section to perform the following operations with folder exclusion settings and retention policy settings:"
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# Folder Exclusions

You can use the cmdlets from this section to perform the following operations with folder exclusion settings and retention policy settings:

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      <p><a href="get-vbofolderexclusions.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VBOFolderExclusions</a></p>
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      <p>Returns folder exclusion settings.</p>
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      <p><a href="set-vbofolderexclusions.md" class="T_Filenames">Set-VBOFolderExclusions</a></p>
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      <p>Modifies folder exclusion settings.</p>
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      <p><a href="get-vboglobalretentionexclusion.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VBOGlobalRetentionExclusion</a></p>
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      <p>Returns global retention policy settings for contacts and calendars.</p>
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      <p><a href="set-vboglobalretentionexclusion.md" class="T_Filenames">Set-VBOGlobalRetentionExclusion</a></p>
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      <p>Modifies global retention policy settings for contacts and calendars.</p>
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