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title: "VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions"
description: "Contains retention policy for file versions and settings of files and folders that will be added to the file backup job. New-VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions Set-VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions"
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# VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions

Contains retention policy for file versions and settings of files and folders that will be added to the file backup job.

## Properties

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th>
      <p>Property</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Type</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Description</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">ActiveFileVersionRetentionEnabled</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Bool</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Defines if the file version retention policy is enabled:</p>
      <ul>
        <li class="Table_List"><span class="Table_List">True - Enabled</span></li>
        <li class="Table_List"><span class="Table_List">False - Disabled</span></li>
      </ul>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">ActiveFileVersionRetention</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Int32</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Time period for the file version retention policy for existing files.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">DeletedFileVersionRetentionEnabled</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Bool</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Defines if the file version retention policy is enabled for deleted versions of files:</p>
      <ul>
        <li class="Table_List"><span class="Table_List">True - Enabled</span></li>
        <li class="Table_List"><span class="Table_List">False - Disabled</span></li>
      </ul>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">DeletedFileVersionRetention</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Int32</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Time period for the file version retention policy for deleted versions of files.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">ArchivalType</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VBRNASBackupArchivalType</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Filter settings for file versions that must be kept on the long-term repository. </p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">InclussionMask</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>String[]</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>File mask for files and folders that you want to add to the file backup job.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">ExclussionMask</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>String[]</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>File mask for files and folders that you do not want to add to the file backup job.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Related Commands

- [`New-VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions`](new-vbrnasbackuparchivaloptions.md)
- [`Set-VBRNASBackupArchivalOptions`](set-vbrnasbackuparchivaloptions.md)