---
title: "Disable-VBRBackgroundRetention"
description: "Disables background retention for backups. Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet disables background retention for backups that starts automatically every 24 hours at 00:30."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/disable-vbrbackgroundretention.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup > Managing Backups > Disable-VBRBackgroundRetention"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Disable-VBRBackgroundRetention

## Short Description
Disables background retention for backups.

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

## Syntax
```
Disable-VBRBackgroundRetention [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet disables background retention for backups that starts automatically every 24 hours at 00:30.

Run the [`Enable-VBRBackgroundRetention`](enable-vbrbackgroundretention.md) cmdlet to enable background retention policy.

The `Disable-VBRIndependentRetention` cmdlet is an alias for the `Disable-VBRBackgroundRetention` cmdlet.

## Parameters

`<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
### Disabling Background Retention for Backups

This command disables background retention for backups.

```
Disable-VBRBackgroundRetention
```

:::