---
title: "Set-VBOFolderExclusions"
description: "This cmdlet modifies folder exclusion settings. Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 will not process the selected mailbox folder types during backup jobs and will not store the excluded data."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo365/powershell/set-vbofolderexclusions.html"
breadcrumb: "PowerShell Reference > Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 PowerShell Reference > Data Backup > Folder Exclusions > Set-VBOFolderExclusions"
dateModified: "2026-08-21"
---

# Set-VBOFolderExclusions

## Short Description
Modifies folder exclusion settings.

## Syntax
```
Set-VBOFolderExclusions [-DeletedItems] [-Drafts] [-JunkEmail] [-Outbox] [-SyncIssues] [-LitigationHold]
 [-InPlaceHold] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet modifies folder exclusion settings. Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 will not process the selected mailbox folder types during backup jobs and will not store the excluded data.

By default, backup jobs will back up all folders from user mailboxes.

To modify settings, you need to enter the necessary parameters with new values. The parameters that you omit will remain unchanged.

::: note

Folder exclusion settings are global and will be applied to all backup jobs configured in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365.

:::

## 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">DeletedItems</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will configure backup jobs not to process the <em>Deleted Items</em> and <em>Recoverable Items</em> mailbox folders.</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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Drafts</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will configure backup jobs not to process the <em>Drafts</em> mailbox folder.</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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">InPlaceHold</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will configure backup jobs not to process preserved items of mailboxes placed on In-Place Hold.</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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">JunkEmail</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will configure backup jobs not to process the <em>Junk Email</em> mailbox folder.</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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">LitigationHold</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will configure backup jobs not to process items of mailboxes placed on Litigation Hold.</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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Outbox</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will configure backup jobs not to process the <em>Outbox</em> mailbox folder.</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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">SyncIssues</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will configure backup jobs not to process the <em>Sync Issues</em> mailbox folder.</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.

## Output Object
The cmdlet returns the [`VBOFolderExclusions`](vbofolderexclusions.md) object that contains folder exclusion settings.

## Examples

::: example
### Excluding Junk Email and Drafts Folders from Processing

This command excludes the *Junk Email* and *Drafts* mailbox folders from backup jobs.

```
Set-VBOFolderExclusions -JunkEmail -Drafts
```

:::