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    Windows Server 2008 and deleted files

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by CyPsychotic, Apr 19, 2010.

  1. CyPsychotic

    CyPsychotic Notebook Guru

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    A friend asked me a question today and I'm not sure of the answer so I thought I'd ask.

    He has a Dell Server running Windows SBS2008. On that server he has three user accounts that share some folders from the server as well as storing their user folders on the server.

    The question is if my friend is logged on to his pc, which runs windows 7 pro, and deletes a file stored in either the shared folders or his user folder where does it go seeing that there is no recycle bin on the server AFAIK?

    thanks
     
    CyPsychotic, Apr 19, 2010
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  2. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    When you delete folders from a network share, it bypasses the recycle bin and is deleted.

    Like any computer, though, the file may be recovered with third party tools.

    Alternatively, if Volume Shadow Copies was enabled on the network share (on sbs) and the shadow copy client on the workstation, the user can restore the file himself/herself
     
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