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title: "Start-VBRNASBackupFLRSession (obsolete)"
description: "This cmdlet mounts backup content and allows you to restore files and folders that are backed-up by file backup jobs. You can mount backup content to one of the following options: Mount backup to the specific restore point."
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dateModified: "2026-08-19"
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# Start-VBRNASBackupFLRSession

## Short Description
Starts a restore session to explore objects backed-up by file backup jobs.

::: note

This cmdlet is obsolete. Run the [`Start-VBRUnstructuredBackupFLRSession`](start-vbrunstructuredbackupflrsession.md) cmdlet instead.

:::

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

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

<ul class="syntax-sets">
  <li>
    <p><code>RestorePoint</code></p>

```
Start-VBRNASBackupFLRSession -RestorePoint <VBRNASBackupRestorePoint> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>AllTime</code></p>

```
Start-VBRNASBackupFLRSession -NASBackup <VBRNASBackup> -NASServer <VBRNASServer> [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet mounts backup content and allows you to restore files and folders that are backed-up by file backup jobs. You can mount backup content to one of the following options:

- Mount backup to the specific restore point.
- Mount all versions of backup files that are located on the specific file share. The cmdlet will mount all versions of backup files that are located on the short-term and long-term repositories.

You might want to use this mount session to restore specifics files and folders that are backed-up by file backup jobs.

Run the [`Get-VBRNASBackupFLRItem`](get-vbrnasbackupflritem.md) cmdlet to get items that you want to restore.

Run the [`Restore-VBRNASBackupFLRItem`](restore-vbrnasbackupflritem.md) cmdlet to restore the necessary files and folders.

## 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">NASBackup</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of backup files. The cmdlet will start a file-level restore to recover all versions of backup files that are located on the short-term and long-term repositories.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRNASBackup</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrnasbackup.md"><code>Get-VBRNASBackup</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRNASBackup</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>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">NASServer</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies an array of file shares. The cmdlet will start a file-level restore to recover all versions of backup files that are located on the specified file shares.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRNASServer</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrnasserver.md"><code>Get-VBRNASServer</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRNASServer</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)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">RestorePoint</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a restore point. The cmdlet will start a file-level restore to recover backup files to the specified restore point.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRNASBackupRestorePoint</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrnasbackuprestorepoint.md"><code>Get-VBRNASBackupRestorePoint</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrnasbackuprestorepoint.md"><code>VBRNASBackupRestorePoint</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).

## Output Object
The cmdlet returns the [`VBRNASBackupRestorePoint`](vbrnasbackuprestorepoint.md) object that contains settings of restore sessions that are started to perform a file-level restore of backups that are created by file backup jobs.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Restoring Backups to Specific Restore Point

This example shows how to start a file-level restore of backups to a specific restore point.

```
$restorepoint = Get-VBRNASBackupRestorePoint
Start-VBRNASBackupFLRSession -RestorePoint $restorepoint
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRNASBackupRestorePoint`](get-vbrnasbackuprestorepoint.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$restorepoint` variable.
2. Run the `Start-VBRNASBackupFLRSession` cmdlet. Set the `$restorepoint` variable as the `RestorePoint` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Restoring Backups on Specific File Share

This example shows how to start a file-level restore of backups that are located on a specific file share.

```
$backup = Get-VBRNASBackup
$server = Get-VBRNASServer
Start-VBRNASBackupFLRSession -NASBackup $backup -NASServer $server
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRNASBackup`](get-vbrnasbackup.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$backup` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBRNASServer`](get-vbrnasserver.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$server` variable.
3. Run the `Start-VBRNASBackupFLRSession` cmdlet. Set the `$backup` variable as the `NASBackup` parameter value. Set the `$server` variable as the `NASServer` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRNASBackupRestorePoint`](get-vbrnasbackuprestorepoint.md)
- [`Get-VBRNASBackup`](get-vbrnasbackup.md)
- [`Get-VBRNASServer`](get-vbrnasserver.md)