---
title: "Set-VBOGlobalRetentionExclusion"
description: "This cmdlet modifies global retention policy settings for contacts and calendars. To modify settings, you need to enter the necessary parameters with new values. The parameters that you omit will remain unchanged."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbo365/powershell/set-vboglobalretentionexclusion.html"
breadcrumb: "PowerShell Reference > Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 PowerShell Reference > Data Backup > Folder Exclusions > Set-VBOGlobalRetentionExclusion"
dateModified: "2026-08-21"
---

# Set-VBOGlobalRetentionExclusion

## Short Description
Modifies global retention policy settings for contacts and calendars.

## Syntax
```
Set-VBOGlobalRetentionExclusion [-Contacts] [-Calendar] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet modifies global retention policy settings for contacts and calendars. To modify settings, you need to enter the necessary parameters with new values. The parameters that you omit will remain unchanged.

## Parameters

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      <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">Calendar</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will change global retention policy settings for calendars.</p><p>Default: <em>False</em></p><p>If you provide this parameter, the global retention policy will be applied to calendars. Otherwise, global retention policy will not be applied to calendars.</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">Contacts</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will change global retention policy settings for contacts.</p><p>Default: <em>False</em></p><p>If you provide this parameter, the global retention policy will be applied to contacts. Otherwise, global retention policy will not be applied to contacts.</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 [`VBOGlobalRetentionExclusion`](vboglobalretentionexclusion.md) object that contains retention policy settings for calendars and contacts.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1: Enabling Retention Policy for Contacts

This command enables retention policy for contacts.

```
Set-VBOGlobalRetentionExclusion -Contacts
```

:::

::: example
### Example 2: Enabling Retention Policy for Calendars

This command enables retention policy for calendars.

```
Set-VBOGlobalRetentionExclusion -Calendar
```

:::

::: example
### Example 3: Disabling Retention Policy for Contacts

This command disables retention policy for contacts.

```
Set-VBOGlobalRetentionExclusion -Contacts:$false
```

:::

::: example
### Example 4: Disabling Retention Policy for Calendars

This command disables retention policy for calendars.

```
Set-VBOGlobalRetentionExclusion -Calendar:$false
```

:::