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title: "VBRFileToTapeJob"
description: "Contains file to tape job. \"?\" indicates that the property accepts zero values. Property Type Description VBRFullBackupToTapePolicy The virtual full backup creation policy. VBRFileToTapeBackupPolicy The job schedule for creating incremental backups."
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# VBRFileToTapeJob

Contains file to tape job.

## Properties

"?" indicates that the property accepts zero values.

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th style="height:19px;">
      <p>Property</p>
    </th>
    <th style="height:19px;">
      <p>Type</p>
    </th>
    <th style="height:19px;">
      <p>Description</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">FullBackupPolicy </span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p><a href="vbrfullbackuptotapepolicy.md" class="T_Filenames">VBRFullBackupToTapePolicy</a></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The virtual full backup creation policy.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">IncrementalBackupPolicy </span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p><a href="vbrfiletotapebackuppolicy.md" class="T_Filenames">VBRFileToTapeBackupPolicy</a></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The job schedule for creating incremental backups.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Object </span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p><a href="vbrfiletotapeobject.md" class="T_Filenames">VBRFileToTapeObject</a><span class="T_Filenames">[]</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The file system object set as the source for the tape job.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">UseVss</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>bool</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>Indicates that Microsoft VSS must be used to place the files that are locked by running applications to tape in a consistent state.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">EjectCurrentMedium</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>bool</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>Indicates if the tape currently used by the tape job must be ejected.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">ExportCurrentMediaSet</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>bool</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>Indicates if the current media set created by the tape job must be exported when it is complete.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">ExportDays</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">DayOfWeek[]</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>Days on which the media sets must be exported.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">FullBackupMediaPool</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p><a href="vbrtapemediapool.md" class="T_Filenames">VBRTapeMediaPool</a></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The media pool for full backups.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">IncrementalBackupMediaPool</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p><a href="vbrtapemediapool.md" class="T_Filenames">VBRTapeMediaPool</a></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The media pool for incremental backups.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">UseHardwareCompression</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>bool</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>Indicates if the tape library hardware compression must be used.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">NextRun</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>DateTime?</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The date and time of the next run of the job.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Target</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>Object</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The media pool used by the job.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Type</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p><a href="vbrjob.md" class="T_Filenames">VBRJobType</a></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>Job type: FileToTape.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">LastResult</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p><a href="enums.md#vbrsessionresult" class="T_Filenames">VBRSessionResult</a></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>Session result.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">LastState</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p><a href="enums.md#vbrsessionstate" class="T_Filenames">VBRSessionState</a></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>Session state.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Id</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>GUID</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The unique identifier of the job.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Name</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>string</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The name of the job.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Description</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p>string</p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>The description of the job.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">NotificationOptions</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p><a href="vbrnotificationoptions.md" class="T_Filenames">VBRNotificationOptions</a></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>Email notification options applied to this job.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">JobScriptOptions</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="height:19px;">
      <p><a href="vbrjobscriptoptions.md" class="T_Filenames">VBRJobScriptOptions</a></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top; height:19px;">
      <p>Script options applied to this job.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Related Commands

- [`Add-VBRFileToTapeJob`](add-vbrfiletotapejob.md)
- [`Get-VBRTapeJob`](get-vbrtapejob.md)
- [`Set-VBRFileToTapeJob`](set-vbrfiletotapejob.md)