How to initially process all existing backups with a new Veeam backup copy job

If you create a new Veeam backup copy job (immediate mode), you may want that all existing backup files are initially transfered to the 2nd repository.

Unfortunately, per default the new created job only processes the latest backup files chain:

The good news are that there is a possibility to initially process all already existing backup files.

You just have to create a registry key on your Veeam Backup & Replication server before you create the backup copy job in immediate mode:

• Path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication
• Registry key: „BackupCopyMirrorAll” (Reg_Multi_SZ)
• Value: name of the backup copy job

If you create the backup copy job now with the name entered in the registry key value, the initial run will process all existing backup files.