---
title: "Compare-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem"
description: "This cmdlet compares backed-up objects with objects on production file share or object storage. The cmdlet compares only backup files recovered to a certain restore point. You can not compare all versions of backup files."
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breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Unstructured Data Backup > Unstructured Data Recovery > Compare-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
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# Compare-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem

## Short Description
Compares backed-up objects with objects on production file share or object storage.

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

## Syntax
```
Compare-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem -Session <VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRSession>
 -Item <VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem[]> [-RunAsync] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet compares backed-up objects with objects on production file share or object storage.

::: important

The cmdlet compares only backup files recovered to a certain restore point. You can not compare all versions of backup files. To recover files to a certain restore point, run the [`Start-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRSession`](start-vbrunstructuredbackupflrsession.md) cmdlet and provide the `RestorePoint` parameter.

:::

## Parameters

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          <p>Parameter</p>
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        <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">Item</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of backed-up objects that you want to compare with production file share or object storage.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem</code>[] object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrunstructuredbackupflritem.md"><code>Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem[]</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">RunAsync</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete.</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">Session</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies restore sessions started to recover objects backed-up by file backup jobs and object storage backup jobs. The cmdlet will compare the objects restored within this session with objects on production file share or object storage.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRSession</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="get-vbrunstructuredbackupflrsession.md"><code>Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRSession</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRSession</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Output Object
The cmdlet returns the `VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem` object that contains compare state of backed-up objects with objects on production file share or object storage.

## Examples

::: example
### Comparing Backed-Up Objects with Objects on Production Object Storage

This example shows how to compare backed-up objects with objects on production object storage.

```
$restorepoint = Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRestorePoint -ID "51e4eced-3fce-465b-b516-f24cb5a068a4"
$session = Start-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRSession -RestorePoint $restorepoint[3]
$item = Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem -Session $session
Compare-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem -Item $item[0,1,4,5] -Session $session
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRestorePoint`](get-vbrunstructuredbackuprestorepoint.md) cmdlet. Specify the `ID` parameter value. Save the result to the `$restorepoint` variable.

   The `Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupRestorePoint` cmdlet will return an array of restore points. Mind the ordinal number of the necessary restore point (in our example, it is the fourth restore point in the array).

2. Run the [`Start-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRSession`](start-vbrunstructuredbackupflrsession.md) cmdlet. Specify the `RestorePoint` parameter value. Save the result to the `$session` variable.
3. Run the [`Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem`](get-vbrunstructuredbackupflritem.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Session` parameter value. Save the result to the `$item` variable.
4. Run the `Compare-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem` cmdlet. Set the `$item[0,1,4,5]` variable as the `Item` parameter value. Set the `$session` variable as the `Session` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRUnstructuredServer`](get-vbrunstructuredserver.md)
- [`Start-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRSession`](start-vbrunstructuredbackupflrsession.md)
- [`Get-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRItem`](get-vbrunstructuredbackupflritem.md)