---
title: "New-VBRNASBackupPathMask"
description: "This cmdlet creates the VBRNASBackupPathMask object. This object defines an exclusion path for mask for a file backup job. You can exclude either a specific folder or the whole file share."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/new-vbrnasbackuppathmask.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Unstructured Data Backup > Working with Unstructured Data Source Jobs > Adding File Backup Jobs > New-VBRNASBackupPathMask"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# New-VBRNASBackupPathMask

## Short Description
Defines an exclusion mask for path for a file backup job.

**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>

```
New-VBRNASBackupPathMask [-ForAllShares] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>NASServer</code></p>

```
New-VBRNASBackupPathMask -Path <String> [-ForAllShares] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet creates the `VBRNASBackupPathMask` object. This object defines an exclusion path for mask for a file backup job. You can exclude either a specific folder or the whole file share.

## 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">ForAllShares</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will exclude multiple paths under file shares.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: You can exclude multiples paths for only for root file shares.</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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Path</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a path to the folder that you want to exclude.</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>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</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
The cmdlet returns the `VBRNASBackupPathMask` object that defines an exclusion path for mask for a file backup job.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Defining Exclusion Paths for File Backup Job

This command defines the `\\EV-NIMBLE\SMB_Share\New Inc-Exc` exclusion path.

```
$exclusionMask = New-VBRNASBackupPathMask -Path "\\EV-NIMBLE\SMB_Share\New Inc-Exc"
```

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Defining Exclusion Paths for Multiple File Shares

This command defines that the `New Inc-Exc folder` will be excluded from all file shares.

```
$exclusionMask = New-VBRNASBackupPathMask -Path "New Inc-Exc" -ForAllShares
```

:::