---
title: "Update-VBRUnstructuredBackupPath"
description: "Updates the data source for file backups and object storage backups. Product Edition: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets: This cmdlet updates the data source for file backu"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/update-vbrunstructuredbackuppath.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Unstructured Data Backup > Working with Unstructured Data Source > Managing Unstructured Data Source > Update-VBRUnstructuredBackupPath"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Update-VBRUnstructuredBackupPath

## Short Description
Updates the data source for file backups and object storage backups.

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

## Syntax

This cmdlet provides the following parameter sets:

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

```
Update-VBRUnstructuredBackupPath -Backup <VBRUnstructuredBackup>
 -SourceUnstructuredServer <VBRUnstructuredServer> -TargetUnstructuredServer <VBRUnstructuredServer>
 [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>RootNASServerByName</code></p>

```
Update-VBRUnstructuredBackupPath -Backup <VBRUnstructuredBackup> -SourceRootNASServerName <String>
 -TargetRootNASServer <VBRNASServer> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>SANEntity</code></p>

```
Update-VBRUnstructuredBackupPath -Backup <VBRUnstructuredBackup> -SourceSANEntity <VBRSANEntity>
 -TargetSANEntity <VBRSANEntity> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
  <li>
    <p><code>SanHostByName</code></p>

```
Update-VBRUnstructuredBackupPath -Backup <VBRUnstructuredBackup> -SourceSANHostName <String>
 -TargetSANHost <VBRSANEntity> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
```
  </li>
</ul>

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet updates the data source for file backups and object storage backups.

::: important

Consider the following:

- The cmdlet does not support file server type shares.
- Cross-protocol path updates (for example, from SMB to NFS) are not supported.
- All file shares added to the backup must also exist on the target NAS server under the same name. For example, if the backup contains the *\\\\srv1345\\share* file share, the target server must contain a file share with the same name: *\\\\srv1349\\share*.
- To correctly update the source file share path for a file backup job that has a configured secondary target, refer to the [Updating Source File Share Path for Backup Jobs with Secondary Target](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/update_source_share_path.html?ver=13) section in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.
- To update the data source for object storage backups, the target data source must have the same path as the original data source. For example, if your original data source is "AWS 01" object storage with the "*bucket01/Files/reports*" location, and you want to change to target data source "AWS 02", it must also have the "*bucket01/Files/reports*" location. If you want to change the data source and location, run the [`New-VBRObjectStorageBackupJobObject`](new-vbrobjectstoragebackupjobobject.md) cmdlet.

:::

## 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">Backup</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a file share backup or an object storage backup. The cmdlet will update the the data source for these backups.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRUnstructuredBackup</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrunstructuredbackup.md"><code>Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrunstructuredbackup.md"><code>VBRUnstructuredBackup</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">SourceRootNASServerName</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a new name of the root server. The cmdlet will add this name to a configuration database.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></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">SourceSANEntity</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the enterprise NAS system or its volume where the file shares reside. The cmdlet will update the path to this NAS system to a new path.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRSANEntity[]</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="get-netapphost.md"><code>Get-NetAppHost</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRSANEntity</code></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">SourceSANHostName</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the name of the SAN host object to be changed in the backup.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></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">SourceUnstructuredServer</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies data source of file share backup or object storage backup. The cmdlet will update this data source to a new data source.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRUnstructuredServer</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrunstructuredserver.md"><code>Get-VBRUnstructuredServer</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRUnstructuredServer</code></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">TargetRootNASServer</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the file share server. The cmdlet will update the root server name to this one.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRNASServer</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrunstructuredserver.md"><code>Get-VBRUnstructuredServer</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>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">TargetSANEntity</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the enterprise NAS system or its volume where the file share will reside. The cmdlet will use this NAS system entity as a new one when updating the backup information.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRSANEntity</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="get-netapphost.md"><code>Get-NetAppHost</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRSANEntity</code></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">TargetSANHost</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the enterprise NAS system or its volume where the file share will reside. The cmdlet will use this NAS system entity as a new one when updating the backup information.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRSANEntity</code> object. To create this object, run the <a href="get-netapphost.md"><code>Get-NetAppHost</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRSANEntity</code></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">TargetUnstructuredServer</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies new data source of file share backup or object storage backup. The cmdlet will update this data source to this data source.</p><p>Accepts the <code>VBRUnstructuredServer</code> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrunstructuredserver.md"><code>Get-VBRUnstructuredServer</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>VBRUnstructuredServer</code></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>
        </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 `VBRUnstructuredBackup` object that defines results of updating the data source to the protected file share or object storage.

## Examples

::: example
### Example 1. Updating Path to Existing Source File Share Protected by a File Backup Job

This example shows how to update the path to the `\\WinSRV2049\Documents` file share protected by a file backup job.

```
$nasbackup = Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup -Name "File Backup Job 1"
$sourceserver = Get-VBRUnstructuredServer -Backup $nasbackup
$targetserver = Get-VBRUnstructuredServer -Name "\\WinSRV2049\Documents"
Update-VBRUnstructuredBackupPath -Backup $nasbackup -SourceUnstructuredServer $sourceserver -TargetUnstructuredServer $targetserver
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup`](get-vbrunstructuredbackup.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$nasbackup` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBRUnstructuredServer`](get-vbrunstructuredserver.md) cmdlet. Set the `$nasbackup` variable as the `Backup` parameter value. Save the result to the `$sourceserver` variable.
3. Run the [`Get-VBRUnstructuredServer`](get-vbrunstructuredserver.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$targetserver` variable.
4. Run the `Update-VBRUnstructuredBackupPath` cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

   - Set the `$nasbackup` variable as the `Backup` parameter value.
   - Set the `$sourceserver` variable as the `SourceUnstructuredServer` parameter value.
   - Set the `$targetserver` variable as the `TargetUnstructuredServer` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 2. Updating Data Source for Object Storage Backups

This example shows how to update the data source for object storage backups. The cmdlet will change the data source from `AWS01` to `AWS02`.

```
$backup = Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup -Name 'update path OS'
$source = Get-VBRUnstructuredServer -Name '1st minio share'
$target = Get-VBRUnstructuredServer -Name "2nd minio share"
Update-VBRUnstructuredBackupPath -Backup $backup -SourceUnstructuredServer $source -TargetUnstructuredServer $target
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup`](get-vbrunstructuredbackup.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$backup` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBRUnstructuredServer`](get-vbrunstructuredserver.md) cmdlet. Specify the Name parameter value. Save the result to the `$source` variable.
3. Run the [`Get-VBRUnstructuredServer`](get-vbrunstructuredserver.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$target` variable.
4. Run the `Update-VBRUnstructuredBackupPath` cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

   - Set the `$backup` variable as the `Backup` parameter value.
   - Set the `$source` variable as the `SourceUnstructuredServer` parameter value.
   - Set the `$target` variable as the `TargetUnstructuredServer` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 3. Updating Name of Root File Share Server

This example shows how to update the name of the root server to the name that does not exist in the Veeam Backup & Replication database.

```
$nasbackup = Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup -Name "File Backup Job 1"
$targetserver = Get-VBRUnstructuredServer -Name "\\TargetSrv\Reports"
Update-VBRUnstructuredBackupPath -Backup $nasbackup -SourceRootNASServerName "\\SourceSrv\Reports" -TargetRootNASServer $targetserver
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup`](get-vbrunstructuredbackup.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$nasbackup` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-VBRUnstructuredServer`](get-vbrunstructuredserver.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$targetserver` variable.
3. Run the `Update-VBRUnstructuredBackupPath` cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

   - Set the `$nasbackup` variable as the `Backup` parameter value.
   - Specify the `SourceRootNASServerName` parameter value.
   - Set the `$targetserver` variable as the `TargetRootNASServer` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 4. Updating SAN Host

This example shows how to update the SAN host.

```
$nasbackup = Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup -Name "File Backup Job 1"
$sourcenetapp = Get-NetAppHost -Name "pdc-ontap-1"
$targetnetapp = Get-NetAppHost -Name "pdc-ontap-3"
Update-VBRUnstructuredBackupPath -Backup $nasbackup -SourceSANEntity $sourcenetapp -TargetSANEntity $targetnetapp
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup`](get-vbrunstructuredbackup.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$nasbackup` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-NetAppHost`](get-netapphost.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$sourcenetapp` variable.
3. Run the [`Get-NetAppHost`](get-netapphost.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$targetnetapp` variable.
4. Run the `Update-VBRUnstructuredBackupPath` cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

   - Set the `$nasbackup` variable as the `Backup` parameter value.
   - Set the `$sourcenetapp` variable as the `SourceSANEntity` parameter value.
   - Set the `$targetnetapp` variable as the `TargetSANEntity` parameter value.

:::

::: example
### Example 5. Updating SAN Host Name

This example shows how to update the name of the SAN host. The cmdlet will change the SAN host name from `pdc-ontap-3` to `pdc-ontap-5`.

```
$nasbackup = Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup -Name "File Backup Job 1"
$targetnetapp = Get-NetAppHost -Name "pdc-ontap-3"
Update-VBRUnstructuredBackupPath -Backup $nasbackup -SourceSANHostName "pdc-ontap-5" -TargetSANHost $targetnetapp
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup`](get-vbrunstructuredbackup.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$nasbackup` variable.
2. Run the [`Get-NetAppHost`](get-netapphost.md) cmdlet. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$targetnetapp` variable.
3. Run the `Update-VBRUnstructuredBackupPath` cmdlet. Specify the following settings:

   - Set the `$nasbackup` variable as the `Backup` parameter value.
   - Specify the `SourceSANHostName` parameter value.
   - Set the `$targetnetapp` variable as the `TargetSANHost` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

- [`Get-VBRUnstructuredBackup`](get-vbrunstructuredbackup.md)
- [`Get-VBRUnstructuredServer`](get-vbrunstructuredserver.md)