Powershell Error with Remove-VBOEntityData

[Frank_190]

I am trying to remove some former employees from my Office 365 repository via PowerShell. I opened a support ticket, 03315036, and they say they don't help on powershell scripts. I am running into the following error.

PS X:\Backup> $user = Get-VBOEntityData -Type User -Repository $repository -Name "John Doe"
PS X:\Backup> Remove-VBOEntityData -Repository $repository -User $user -Mailbox -ArchiveMailbox -OneDrive -Sites -WhatIF

Remove-VBOEntityData : Cannot convert 'System.Object[]' to the type
'Veeam.Archiver.PowerShell.Cmdlets.DataManagement.VBOUserData' required by parameter 'User'. Specified method is not
supported.
At line:1 char:52
+ Remove-VBOEntityData -Repository $repository -User $user -Mailbox -ArchiveMailbo ...
+ ~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Remove-VBOEntityData], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CannotConvertArgument,Veeam.Archiver.PowerShell.Cmdlets.BackupItems.RemoveVBOEntityData



What I think is the issue is that we have for most older employees, two entries when we issue the following command:
$user = Get-VBOEntityData -Type User -Repository $repository -Name "John Doe"

If I do a write $user I will get the output twice on an older employee, but on a brand new employee, I only get one group of returns.

Any suggestions on what might be causing this error?

Thank you

[nielsengelen]

Can you try the following (I don't have double entries so I can't test it):

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$users = Get-VBOEntityData -Type User -Repository $repository -Name "John Doe"

foreach ($user in $users) {
   Remove-VBOEntityData -Repository $repository -User $user -Mailbox -ArchiveMailbox -OneDrive -Sites -WhatIF
}

[Frank_190]

That did the trick! Thank you very much for the help.

[eros.rodigari]

Thank you nielsengelen, this is the version of your script that i used in agreement with veeam support. (without trailing -WhatIF)

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$repository = Get-VBORepository -Name "YOUR REPOSITORY NAME"
$users = Get-VBOEntityData -Type User -Repository $repository -Name "NAME OR EMAIL ADDRESS"
ForEach($user in $users){
Remove-VBOEntityData -Repository $repository -User $user -Mailbox -ArchiveMailbox -OneDrive -Sites
}