---
title: "Stop-VBRMoveBackupSession"
description: "Specifies how to process backups for which a move sessions failed. Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet specifies how to process backups for which a move session failed."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/stop-vbrmovebackupsession.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Jobs > Sessions > Stop-VBRMoveBackupSession"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Stop-VBRMoveBackupSession

## Short Description
Specifies how to process backups for which a move sessions failed.

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

## Syntax
```
Stop-VBRMoveBackupSession -Session <VBRMoveBackupSession> [-ActionType <VBRBackupMoveCopySessionStopAction>]
 [-RunAsync] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet specifies how to process backups for which a move session failed.

## 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">ActionType</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies what to do:</p><ul><li><code>DetachFailed</code>: do not move backups for which the session failed.</li><li><code>Undo</code>: cancel all changes the move session made.</li></ul>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRBackupMoveCopySessionStopAction</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 command returns immediately without waiting for the task 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">Session</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the move session that failed (has the <em>User action required</em> status).</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRMoveBackupSession</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrmovebackupsession.md"><code>Get-VBRMoveBackupSession</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrmovebackupsession.md"><code>VBRMoveBackupSession</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>
      <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).

## Output Object
The cmdlet returns the `VBRSession` object that contains settings of the move session.

## Examples

::: example
### Not Moving Backups for Which Session Failed

This example shows how not to move backups for which the session failed.

```
$sessions = Get-VBRMoveBackupSession 
Stop-VBRMoveBackupSession -ActionType DetachFailed -Session $sessions
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRMoveBackupSession`](get-vbrmovebackupsession.md) cmdlet. Save the result to the `$sessions` variable.
2. Run the `Stop-VBRMoveBackupSession` cmdlet. Set the `DetachFailed` option for the `ActionType` parameter. Set the `$sessions` variable as the `Session` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRMoveBackupSession`](get-vbrmovebackupsession.md)