---
title: "Enable-VBRBackgroundRetention"
description: "Enables previously disabled background retention for backups. Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet enables the disabled background retention for backups."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/enable-vbrbackgroundretention.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup > Managing Backups > Enable-VBRBackgroundRetention"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Enable-VBRBackgroundRetention

## Short Description
Enables previously disabled background retention for backups.

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

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

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet enables the disabled background retention for backups. Enabled background retention is launched every 24 hours at 00:30.

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

The `Enable-VBRIndependentRetention` cmdlet is an alias for the `Enable-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
### Enabling Background Retention for Backups

This command enables background retention for backups.

```
Enable-VBRBackgroundRetention
```

:::