---
title: "Remove-VBOBackupApplication"
description: "This cmdlet removes backup application settings from Microsoft organizations that are added to the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 infrastructure."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo365/powershell/remove-vbobackupapplication.html"
breadcrumb: "PowerShell Reference > Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 PowerShell Reference > Organizations Management > Organization Connection Settings > Remove-VBOBackupApplication"
dateModified: "2026-08-21"
---

# Remove-VBOBackupApplication

## Short Description
Removes backup application settings from Microsoft organizations.

## Syntax
```
Remove-VBOBackupApplication -Organization <VBOOrganization> -BackupApplications <VBOBackupApplication[]>
 [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet removes backup application settings from Microsoft organizations that are added to the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 infrastructure.

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <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>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">BackupApplications</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of backup applications whose settings you want to remove. The cmdlet will remove these backup application settings from a Microsoft organization.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbobackupapplication.md"><code>VBOBackupApplication</code></a><code>[]</code> object.</p><p>To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbobackupapplication.md"><code>Get-VBOBackupApplication</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbobackupapplication.md"><code>VBOBackupApplication[]</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Organization</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a Microsoft organization. The cmdlet will remove backup application settings from the specified Microsoft organization.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vboorganization.md"><code>VBOOrganization</code></a> object.</p><p>To get this object, run the <a href="get-vboorganization.md"><code>Get-VBOOrganization</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vboorganization.md"><code>VBOOrganization</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Confirm</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will display a prompt that asks if the user is sure that he wants to continue.</p><p>Default: <em>True</em></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">WhatIf</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will write a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action.</p><p>Default: <em>False</em></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>SwitchParameter</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<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
### Removing Backup Application Settings from Microsoft Organization

This example shows how to remove the `c3adb1ab-dc54-4a1c-8d7c-63dacf5209f3` backup application settings from the `Columbus` Microsoft organization that are added to the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 infrastructure.

```
$organization = Get-VBOOrganization -Name "Columbus"
$application = Get-VBOBackupApplication -Organization $organization -ApplicationId c3adb1ab-dc54-4a1c-8d7c-63dacf5209f3
Remove-VBOBackupApplication -Organization $organization -BackupApplications $application -Confirm
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBOOrganization`](get-vboorganization.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$organization` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBOBackupApplication`](get-vbobackupapplication.md) cmdlet. Specify the `ApplicationId` parameter value. Save the result to the `$application` variable.
3. Run the `Remove-VBOBackupApplication` cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

   - Set the `$organization` variable as the `Organization` parameter value. 
   - Set the `$application` variable as the `BackupApplications` parameter value.
   - Provide the `Confirm` parameter.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBOOrganization`](get-vboorganization.md)
- [`Get-VBOBackupApplication`](get-vbobackupapplication.md)