---
title: "Remove-VBOBackupItem"
description: "This cmdlet removes an object from a backup job."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo365/powershell/remove-vbobackupitem.html"
breadcrumb: "PowerShell Reference > Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 PowerShell Reference > Organizations Management > Organization Objects > Remove-VBOBackupItem"
dateModified: "2026-08-21"
---

# Remove-VBOBackupItem

## Short Description
Removes an object from a backup job.

## Syntax
```
Remove-VBOBackupItem -Job <VBOJob> -BackupItem <VBOBackupItem[]> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet removes an object from a backup job.

## 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">BackupItem</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of objects. The cmdlet will remove these objects from the specified backup job.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbobackupitem.md"><code>VBOBackupItem</code></a><code>[]</code> object.</p><p>To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbobackupitem.md"><code>Get-VBOBackupItem</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
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        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbobackupitem.md"><code>VBOBackupItem[]</code></a></p>
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          <p>True</p>
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        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
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        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</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 job. The cmdlet will remove an object from this backup job.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbojob.md"><code>VBOJob</code></a> object.</p><p>To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbojob.md"><code>Get-VBOJob</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbojob.md"><code>VBOJob</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>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
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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
### Example 1: Removing Backup Item by Name

This example shows how to remove a Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft SharePoint object from the scope of the *TestJob* backup job even if this object is no longer available in Microsoft organization.

```
$job = Get-VBOJob -Name "TestJob"
$item = Get-VBOBackupItem -Job $job -Name "ObjectToRemove"
Remove-VBOBackupItem -Job $job -BackupItem $item
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBOJob`](get-vbojob.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$job` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBOBackupItem`](get-vbobackupitem.md) cmdlet. Set the `$job` variable as the `Job` parameter value and specify the `Name` parameter value to select the item in the backup job. Save the result to the `$item` variable.
3. Run the `Remove-VBOBackupItem` cmdlet with the `$job` and `$item` variables to remove the selected object from the specified backup job.

:::

::: example
### Example 2: Removing User Backup Item

This example shows how to remove an organization user *UserAlpha* backup item from the *TestJob* backup job.

```
$org = Get-VBOOrganization -Name "ABC Company"
$user = Get-VBOOrganizationUser -Organization $org -DisplayName "UserAlpha"
$backupItemUser = New-VBOBackupItem -User $user -Mailbox:$True -ArchiveMailbox:$false -OneDrive:$false
$job = Get-VBOJob -Name "TestJob"
Remove-VBOBackupItem -Job $job -BackupItem $backupItemUser
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBOOrganization`](get-vboorganization.md) cmdlet to get an organization. Save the result to the `$org` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBOOrganizationUser`](get-vboorganizationuser.md) cmdlet to get an organization user. Save the result to the `$user` variable.
3. Run the [`New-VBOBackupItem`](new-vbobackupitem.md) cmdlet to select the item in the backup job. Save the result to the `$backupItemUser` variable.
4. Run the [`Get-VBOJob`](get-vbojob.md) cmdlet to select the backup job for modification. Save the result to the `$job` variable.
5. Run the `Remove-VBOBackupItem` cmdlet with the `$job` and `$backupItemUser` variables to remove the selected user from the specified backup job.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBOOrganization`](get-vboorganization.md)
- [`Get-VBOOrganizationUser`](get-vboorganizationuser.md)
- [`New-VBOBackupItem`](new-vbobackupitem.md)
- [`Get-VBOJob`](get-vbojob.md)
- [`Get-VBOBackupItem`](get-vbobackupitem.md)