---
title: "New-VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions"
description: "Defines settings of the weekly GFS retention policy for Veeam Agent backup jobs. Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet creates the VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions object."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/new-vbrcomputergfsweeklyoptions.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam Agent Management > Working with Veeam Agent Backup Jobs and Policies > Veeam Agent Job Advanced Settings > New-VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# New-VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions

## Short Description
Defines settings of the weekly GFS retention policy for Veeam Agent backup jobs.

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

## Syntax
```
New-VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions [-RetentionPeriod <Int32>] [-SelectedDay <DayOfWeek>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates the `VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions` object. This object contains settings of the weekly GFS retention policy that you can apply to Veeam Agent backup jobs.

## Parameters

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          <p>Description</p>
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          <p>Type</p>
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          <p>Required</p>
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          <p>Position</p>
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          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
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        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">RetentionPeriod</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the number of weeks to keep weekly full backups.</p>
        </td>
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          <p><code>Int32</code></p>
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        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
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          <p>Named</p>
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          <p>False</p>
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        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">SelectedDay</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a day of week when a weekly backup is created. You can specify either of the following day of a week:</p><ul><li><code>Sunday</code></li><li><code>Monday</code></li><li><code>Tuesday</code></li><li><code>Wednesday</code></li><li><code>Thursday</code></li><li><code>Friday</code></li><li><code>Saturday</code></li></ul>
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          <p><code>DayOfWeek</code></p>
        </td>
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          <p>False</p>
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          <p>Named</p>
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        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
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`<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
This cmdlet returns the `VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions` object that contains settings of a weekly GFS retention policy for Veeam Agent backup jobs.

## Examples

::: example
### Defining Weekly GFS Retention Policy

This command defines settings of a weekly GFS retention policy:

- Veeam Backup & Replication will keep full backups for three weeks.
- Veeam Backup & Replication will create weekly backups every Wednesday.

```
New-VBRComputerGFSWeeklyOptions -RetentionPeriod 3 -SelectedDay Wednesday
```

:::