---
title: "Start-VBRApplicationBackupSnapshotRecovery"
description: "This cmdlet starts a recovery session from an application backup repository snapshot. Veeam Backup & Replication will revert the snapshot to export its data by its original NFS path."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/start-vbrapplicationbackupsnapshotrecovery.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > Application Backup Repositories > Start-VBRApplicationBackupSnapshotRecovery"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Start-VBRApplicationBackupSnapshotRecovery

## Short Description
Starts recovery from an application backup repository snapshot.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

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

## Syntax
```
Start-VBRApplicationBackupSnapshotRecovery -Snapshot <VBRApplicationBackupSnapshot> [-Reason <String>] [-Force]
 [-RunAsync] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet starts a recovery session from an application backup repository snapshot. Veeam Backup & Replication will revert the snapshot to export its data by its original NFS path.

## 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">Force</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will start recovery without showing warnings in the PowerShell console.</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">Reason</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the reason for starting recovery. The information you provide will be saved in the session history so that you can reference it later.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</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">RunAsync</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Defines that the cmdlet will run the recovery operation asynchronously. The cmdlet returns a session object immediately without waiting for the recovery to complete.</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">Snapshot</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the snapshot from which you want to recover the application backup repository.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrapplicationbackupsnapshot.md"><code>VBRApplicationBackupSnapshot</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrapplicationbackupsnapshot.md"><code>Get-VBRApplicationBackupSnapshot</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrapplicationbackupsnapshot.md"><code>VBRApplicationBackupSnapshot</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>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
The cmdlet returns the `VBRSession` object that contains information about the recovery session.

## Examples

::: example
### Starting Recovery from Application Backup Repository Snapshot

This example shows how to start recovery from an application backup repository snapshot.

```
$snapshot = Get-VBRApplicationBackupSnapshot -Name "ApplicationBackupSnapshot01"
Start-VBRApplicationBackupSnapshotRecovery -Snapshot $snapshot
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRApplicationBackupSnapshot`](get-vbrapplicationbackupsnapshot.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$snapshot` variable.
2. Run the `Start-VBRApplicationBackupSnapshotRecovery` cmdlet. Set the `$snapshot` variable as the `Snapshot` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRApplicationBackupSnapshot`](get-vbrapplicationbackupsnapshot.md)