---
title: "Start-VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryRescan"
description: "This cmdlet rescans an application backup repository to update the list of snapshots stored in the repository. By default, Veeam Backup & Replication runs the rescan every 24 hours. You can use this cmdlet to start the rescan manually."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/start-vbrapplicationbackuprepositoryrescan.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > Application Backup Repositories > Start-VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryRescan"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Start-VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryRescan

## Short Description
Rescans an application backup repository.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

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

## Syntax
```
Start-VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryRescan -Repository <VBRApplicationBackupRepository> [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet rescans an application backup repository to update the list of snapshots stored in the repository. By default, Veeam Backup & Replication runs the rescan every 24 hours. You can use this cmdlet to start the rescan manually.

## Parameters

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      <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">Repository</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the application backup repository that you want to rescan.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrapplicationbackuprepository.md"><code>VBRApplicationBackupRepository</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrapplicationbackuprepository.md"><code>Get-VBRApplicationBackupRepository</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrapplicationbackuprepository.md"><code>VBRApplicationBackupRepository</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>
    </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
### Rescanning Application Backup Repository

This example shows how to rescan an application backup repository.

```
$repo = Get-VBRApplicationBackupRepository -Name "AppBackupRepo01"
Start-VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryRescan -Repository $repo
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRApplicationBackupRepository`](get-vbrapplicationbackuprepository.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$repo` variable.
2. Run the `Start-VBRApplicationBackupRepositoryRescan` cmdlet. Set the `$repo` variable as the `Repository` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRApplicationBackupRepository`](get-vbrapplicationbackuprepository.md)