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title: "Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup"
description: "Returns backup files created by file backup jobs and object storage backup jobs. Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets: This cmdlet returns backup files creat"
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dateModified: "2026-08-19"
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# Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup

## Short Description
Returns backup files created by file backup jobs and object storage backup jobs.

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

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

<ul class="syntax-sets">
  <li>
    <p><code>AllParameterSets (Default)</code></p>

```
Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Name</code></p>

```
Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup -Name <String[]> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>Id</code></p>

```
Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup -Id <Guid[]> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet returns backup files created by file backup jobs and object storage backup jobs.

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <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">Id</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of IDs for file backup jobs and object storage backup jobs. The cmdlet will return an array of backup files that are created by these jobs.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>Guid[]</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">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of names for file backup jobs and object storage backup jobs. The cmdlet will return an array of backup files that are created by these jobs.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String[]</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>
    </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
[`VBRUnstructuredBackup`](vbrunstructuredbackup.md)

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Getting Backup Files Created by File Backup Job

This command gets backup files that are created by the `Reports backup` file backup job. The cmdlet output will contain settings of the backup file created by the `Reports backup` file backup job.

```
Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup -Name "Reports backup"
```

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Getting Backup Files by Object Storage Backup Job

This command gets backup files that are created by the `e5559d89-ca63-48dc-a53b-d9c54b7f2482` object storage backup job. The cmdlet output will contain settings of the backup file crated by the `e5559d89-ca63-48dc-a53b-d9c54b7f2482` object storage backup job.

```
Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup -ID e5559d89-ca63-48dc-a53b-d9c54b7f2482
```

:::