---
title: "Copy-VBRUnstructuredBackup"
description: "Copies backups created by file backup jobs and object storage backup jobs to another location. Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet copies backups created by file backup jobs and object storage b"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/copy-vbrunstructuredbackup.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Unstructured Data Backup > Managing Unstructured Data Backups > Copy-VBRUnstructuredBackup"
dateModified: "2026-08-20"
---

# Copy-VBRUnstructuredBackup

## Short Description
Copies backups created by file backup jobs and object storage backup jobs to another location.

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

## Syntax
```
Copy-VBRUnstructuredBackup -Backup <VBRUnstructuredBackup[]> -BackupRepository <CBackupRepository>
 [-ArchiveRepository <IRepository>] [-RunAsync]
 [-RetrievalSettings <VBRUnstructuredBackupColdStorageRetrievalSettings>] [-Force] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet copies backups created by file backup jobs and object storage backup jobs to one of the following locations:

- Another repository
- Local folder 
- Shared folder
- Archive repository

Veeam Backup & Replication copies the whole backup chain. When Veeam Backup & Replication performs the copy operation, it disables the job, copies files to the target location and then enables the job.

## 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">ArchiveRepository</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the archive repository. The cmdlet will copy the backups created by file backup jobs and object storage backup jobs to this long-term archive repository.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CBackupRepository</code> object. To get this object, run the following cmdlets:</p><ul><li><a href="get-vbrbackuprepository.md"><code>Get-VBRBackupRepository</code></a>: use this cmdlet to get backup repositories.</li><li><a href="get-vbrobjectstoragerepository.md"><code>Get-VBRObjectStorageRepository</code></a>: use this cmdlet to get object storage repositories.</li></ul>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>IRepository</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">Backup</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of backups created by file backup jobs and object storage backup jobs. The cmdlet will copy these backups to a specified backup repository.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRUnstructuredBackup[]</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrunstructuredbackup.md"><code>Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrunstructuredbackup.md"><code>VBRUnstructuredBackup[]</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>True (ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">BackupRepository</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the backup repository. The cmdlet will copy the backups created by file backup jobs and object storage backup jobs to this backup repository.</p><p>Accepts the <code>CBackupRepository</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrbackuprepository.md"><code>Get-VBRBackupRepository</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CBackupRepository</code></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>
      <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 copy unstructured data backups without showing warnings in the PowerShell console.</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">RetrievalSettings</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the retrieval policy settings. The cmdlet will use these settings to retrieve data from archive object storage repositories.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: If you do not provide this parameter, the cmdlet will prompt you to use the default retrieval policy settings.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRUnstructuredBackupColdStorageRetrievalSettings</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="new-vbrunstructuredbackupretrievalsettings.md"><code>New-VBRUnstructuredBackupColdStorageRetrievalSettings</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRUnstructuredBackupColdStorageRetrievalSettings</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">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>
    </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).

## Examples

::: example
### Copying Object Storage Backups to Another Repository

This example shows how to copy object storage backups to another repository.

```
$backup = Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup
$repository = Get-VBRBackupRepository
Copy-VBRUnstructuredBackup -Backup $backup[3] -BackupRepository $repository
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup`](get-vbrunstructuredbackup.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$backup` variable.  
2. Run the [`Get-VBRBackupRepository`](get-vbrbackuprepository.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$repository` variable.  
3. Run the `Copy-VBRUnstructuredBackup` cmdlet. Set the `$backup[3]` variable as the `Backup` parameter value. Set the `$repository` variable as the `BackupRepository` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup`](get-vbrunstructuredbackup.md)
- [`Get-VBRBackupRepository`](get-vbrbackuprepository.md)