restore file

[Guest stjoe5373@news.postalias]

Hi,

Due to a non profit organization we have limited funds, so at this time I

have the resources to backup data every night but it replaces the backup

every night it doesn't append to it. I'm using the NT Backup program, with

that being said I had a user yesterday delete a file over the network, the

file was stored on the server and they where at thier workstation. I came in

today and they said they accidently deleted the file yesterday, obviously

with the backup running last night it over wrote the file that was there, is

there anyway to get that file back?

Thanks Craig

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: restore file

 

 

<stjoe5373@news.postalias> wrote in message

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> Hi,

> Due to a non profit organization we have limited funds, so at this time I

> have the resources to backup data every night but it replaces the backup

> every night it doesn't append to it. I'm using the NT Backup program, with

> that being said I had a user yesterday delete a file over the network, the

> file was stored on the server and they where at thier workstation. I came

> in today and they said they accidently deleted the file yesterday,

> obviously with the backup running last night it over wrote the file that

> was there, is there anyway to get that file back?

> Thanks Craig

 

If you overwrote the .bkf file then there is no chance to retrieve it.

It's time to review your backup operation. You could add a further

disk to your server for a ridiculously small amount of money and

use it to store all user files for several days before overwriting

them. This would nicely complement your current off-site backup

process.

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: restore file

 

stjoe5373@news.postalias wrote:

> Hi,

> Due to a non profit organization we have limited funds, so at this

> time I have the resources to backup data every night but it replaces

> the backup every night it doesn't append to it. I'm using the NT

> Backup program, with that being said I had a user yesterday delete a

> file over the network, the file was stored on the server and they

> where at thier workstation. I came in today and they said they

> accidently deleted the file yesterday, obviously with the backup

> running last night it over wrote the file that was there, is there

> anyway to get that file back? Thanks Craig

 

Surely they can swing for a few removable hard drives so you can swap them

out & store backups offsite. They may be a nonprofit, but they can't afford

to lose their data any more than a for-profit corporation can.

 

That said, if you run W2003 or up and have volume shadow copies enabled, you

can restore it from the "previous versions" tab - heck, the user can restore

it him or herself if they have the VSS client loaded on their workstation.

If you're not using something with VSS (or don't have it enabled already)

the data is gone.

[Guest George Yin]

RE: restore file

 

Hello,

 

Thank you for your post and as well as to Pegasus and Lanwench for sharing

these information.

 

Unfortunately, if you have already overwritten the backup file, there is no

way to achieve lost data from that .bkf file. You can try some third-party

to retrieve these deleted data from the disk if you haven't made additional

changes to that disk. However, it is not easy to do this.

 

To avoid the same problem in the future, as Lanwench mentioned, the best

way is to enable Shadow Copies for Shared Folders. Shadows Copies for

Shared Folders uses the Volume Shadows Copy service to provide

point-in-time copies of files that are located on a shared network

resource, such as a file server. This is easy to configure and easy to

retrieve any accidentally deleted files. For more detailed information

about this, please refer to:

 

Introduction to Shadow Copies of Shared Folders:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/scr.mspx

 

Besides, you may need to download Previous Versions Client for Windows XP

and Windows Server 2003. You can download them from:

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=20487

 

I hope this helps.

 

Sincerely,

George Yin

Microsoft Online Support

Microsoft Global Technical Support Center

 

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[Guest George Yin]

RE: restore file

 

Hello,

 

I am just writing to see how everything is going. If you have any updates

or need any further assistance on this issue, please feel free to let me

know. I am glad to be of assistance.

 

Sincerely,

George Yin

Microsoft Online Support

Microsoft Global Technical Support Center

 

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