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title: "Stop-VEADItemExport"
description: "Stops the export process for an Active Directory object or container. Product: Veeam Backup & Replication Product Edition: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet stops an active export process for an"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/explorers_powershell/stop-veaditemexport.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam Explorers PowerShell Reference > Veeam Explorers PowerShell Reference > Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory > Stop-VEADItemExport"
dateModified: "2026-08-18"
---

# Stop-VEADItemExport

## Short Description
Stops the export process for an Active Directory object or container.

**Product**: Veeam Backup & Replication

**Product Edition**: Community, Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

## Syntax
```
Stop-VEADItemExport [-Export] <VeadExport> [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet stops an active export process for an Active Directory object or container.

::: note

Export processes will not stop automatically if you close the PowerShell console. To stop an export process before it completes, you must run the `Stop-VEADItemExport` cmdlet.

:::

## 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">Export</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the export process for an Active Directory object or container. The cmdlet will stop this export process.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="veadexport.md"><code>VEADExport</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-veaditemexport.md"><code>Get-VEADItemExport</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="veadexport.md"><code>VeadExport</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>0</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">Force</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will show no prompt before executing the command.</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 Docs.

## Examples

::: example
### Stopping Export Process for Active Directory Object or Container

This example shows how to stop the export process for an Active Directory object or a container.

```
$export = Get-VEADItemExport -TargetHosts "addc03"
Stop-VEADItemExport -Export $export
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VEADItemExport`](get-veaditemexport.md) cmdlet. Specify the `TargetHosts` parameter value. Save the result to the `$export` variable.
2. Run the `Stop-VEADItemExport` cmdlet. Set the `$export` variable as the `Export` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Start-VEADItemExport`](start-veaditemexport.md)
- [`Get-VEADItemExport`](get-veaditemexport.md)