Where does a deleted file/folder from a Windows 2003 share go?

[Guest Dan]

I have users that occasionally delete a file or folder(s) from a public file

share on a Windows 2003 server. I have had them look in their recycle bin

and also looked on the servers recycle bin and not seen the files or

folders. Any idea on where that deleted data is? It would be nice not to

have to restore from tape when this occurs.

 

Dan

[Guest Danny Sanders]

Re: Where does a deleted file/folder from a Windows 2003 share go?

 

>I have users that occasionally delete a file or folder(s) from a public

>file share on a Windows 2003 server. I have had them look in their recycle

>bin and also looked on the servers recycle bin and not seen the files or

>folders. Any idea on where that deleted data is?

 

They bypass any recycle bin and are permanently deleted.

 

It would be nice not to

> have to restore from tape when this occurs.

 

Look into Volume Shadow Copy, the user can restore the file on their own

from various versions depending on how you set it up.

 

See:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/b45c7507-b7ad-420e-a981-c273c2012a831033.mspx?mfr=true

 

hth

DDS

 

 

"Dan" <dan@aol.com> wrote in message

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>I have users that occasionally delete a file or folder(s) from a public

>file share on a Windows 2003 server. I have had them look in their recycle

>bin and also looked on the servers recycle bin and not seen the files or

>folders. Any idea on where that deleted data is? It would be nice not to

>have to restore from tape when this occurs.

>

> Dan

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Where does a deleted file/folder from a Windows 2003 share go?

 

 

"Dan" <dan@aol.com> wrote in message

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>I have users that occasionally delete a file or folder(s) from a public

>file share on a Windows 2003 server. I have had them look in their recycle

>bin and also looked on the servers recycle bin and not seen the files or

>folders. Any idea on where that deleted data is? It would be nice not to

>have to restore from tape when this occurs.

>

> Dan

 

Files deleted from a network share disappear into the never-never,

unles you have Shadow Copy installed. See here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/storage/vds/default.mspx

 

And here is a quote from that link:

 

Why isn't the Recycle Bin sufficient for reverting back to a previous

version of a file?

Ever since Windows 95, Windows has provided a way for customers to undelete

files: the Recycle Bin. However, two factors limit the usefulness of the

Recycle Bin for knowledge workers.

 

First, it can only be used to recover files that have been deleted by an

application that is Recycle-Bin-aware, such as Microsoft Explorer. The

Recycle Bin cannot be used to recover files deleted at the command line, for

example, nor can it be used to recover old versions of files that have been

modified.

 

Second, and most important for knowledge workers: the Recycle Bin does not

work for files stored on network shares.

[Guest Dan]

Re: Where does a deleted file/folder from a Windows 2003 share go?

 

Thanks to all for the quick responses!!

 

Dan

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

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> "Dan" <dan@aol.com> wrote in message

> news:%23WVc0dVTIHA.5524@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>I have users that occasionally delete a file or folder(s) from a public

>>file share on a Windows 2003 server. I have had them look in their

>>recycle bin and also looked on the servers recycle bin and not seen the

>>files or folders. Any idea on where that deleted data is? It would be

>>nice not to have to restore from tape when this occurs.

>>

>> Dan

>

> Files deleted from a network share disappear into the never-never,

> unles you have Shadow Copy installed. See here:

> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/storage/vds/default.mspx

>

> And here is a quote from that link:

>

> Why isn't the Recycle Bin sufficient for reverting back to a previous

> version of a file?

> Ever since Windows 95, Windows has provided a way for customers to

> undelete files: the Recycle Bin. However, two factors limit the usefulness

> of the Recycle Bin for knowledge workers.

>

> First, it can only be used to recover files that have been deleted by an

> application that is Recycle-Bin-aware, such as Microsoft Explorer. The

> Recycle Bin cannot be used to recover files deleted at the command line,

> for example, nor can it be used to recover old versions of files that have

> been modified.

>

> Second, and most important for knowledge workers: the Recycle Bin does not

> work for files stored on network shares.

>

>