---
title: "Enable-VBRBackupCopyJob"
description: "Enables backup copy jobs. Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet enables backup copy jobs. Run the Disable-VBRBackupCopyJobDisables backup copy jobs. cmdlet to disable backup copy jobs."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/enable-vbrbackupcopyjob.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Copy > Backup Copy Jobs for VMs and Physical Machines > Enable-VBRBackupCopyJob"
dateModified: "2026-08-20"
---

# Enable-VBRBackupCopyJob

## Short Description
Enables backup copy jobs.

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

## Syntax
```
Enable-VBRBackupCopyJob [-Job] <VBRBackupCopyJob[]> [-PassThru] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet enables backup copy jobs.

Run the [`Disable-VBRBackupCopyJob`](disable-vbrbackupcopyjob.md) cmdlet to disable backup copy jobs.

## Parameters

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          <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">Job</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of backup copy jobs that you want to enable.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRBackupCopyJob[]</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="get-vbrbackupcopyjob.md"><code>Get-VBRBackupCopyJob</code></a>  cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRBackupCopyJob[]</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>0</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</p>
        </td>
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        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">PassThru</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the command returns the output object to the Windows 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>
    </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
### Enabling Backup Copy Job

This example shows how to enable a backup copy job.

```
$job = Get-VBRBackupCopyJob
Enable-VBRBackupCopyJob -Job $job
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRBackupCopyJob`](get-vbrbackupcopyjob.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$job` variable.  
2. Run the `Enable-VBRBackupCopyJob` cmdlet. Set the `$job` variable as the `Job` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRBackupCopyJob`](get-vbrbackupcopyjob.md)