---
title: "Remove-VBRTapeMediaPool"
description: "This cmdlet removes a selected media pool from Veeam Backup & Replication. Removing media pools has the following restrictions: You can only delete custom media pools; predefined media pools cannot be deleted."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/remove-vbrtapemediapool.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Tape Devices > Tape Media Pools > Remove-VBRTapeMediaPool"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Remove-VBRTapeMediaPool

## Short Description
Removes a media pool.

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

## Syntax
```
Remove-VBRTapeMediaPool -MediaPool <VBRTapeMediaPoolBase[]> [-WhatIf]
 [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet removes a selected media pool from Veeam Backup & Replication.

::: important

Removing media pools has the following restrictions:

- You can only delete custom media pools; predefined media pools cannot be deleted. 
- You cannot delete a media pool that contains tapes. To be able to delete such a pool, first move tapes from this pool to other media pools. 
- You cannot delete media pools used by an existing backup/files to tape copy job. In case you definitely have to disable this pool, you should first modify the corresponding job to target another media pool.

:::

## 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">MediaPool</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the array of media pools. The cmdlet will remove these media pools.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrtapemediapool.md"><code>VBRTapeMediaPool</code></a> object, GUID or string. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrtapemediapool.md"><code>Get-VBRTapeMediaPool</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrtapemediapoolbase.md"><code>VBRTapeMediaPoolBase[]</code></a></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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Confirm</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will display a prompt that asks if you want to continue running the command.</p><p><strong>Note</strong>: Microsoft PowerShell enables the <code>Confirm</code> parameter for this cmdlet by default. To disable this option, set the parameter value to <code>$false</code>. That is, <code>Confirm:$false</code>.</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">WhatIf</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will write a message that describes the effects of running the cmdlet without actually performing any action.</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
### Example 1. Removing Media Pool [Using Pipeline]

This example shows how to remove the media pool named `Winserver MediaPool`.

```
Get-VBRTapeMediaPool -Name "Winserver MediaPool" | Remove-VBRTapeMediaPool
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRTapeMediaPool`](get-vbrtapemediapool.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value.
2. Pipe the cmdlet output to the `Remove-VBRTapeMediaPool` cmdlet.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Removing Media Pool [Using Variable]

This example shows how to remove the media pool represented by the `$pool` variable.

```
$pool = Get-VBRTapeMediaPool -Name "Winserver MediaPool"
Remove-VBRTapeMediaPool -MediaPool $pool
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRTapeMediaPool`](get-vbrtapemediapool.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$pool` variable.
2. Run the `Remove-VBRTapeMediaPool` cmdlet. Set the `$pool` variable as the `MediaPool` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRTapeMediaPool`](get-vbrtapemediapool.md)