Recover Deleted Files From a Network Drive Print

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In SBS 2008 there may be one way to recover files that were accidentally deleted from any shared folder on a network.

To recover a file that was accidentally deleted firstly you should locate the folder where the deleted file was stored (on the network), right-click the folder, and click properties. The properties dialog box will appear. - Probably safer to attempt this from the server the files were deleted from.

On the 'previous versions' tab, double-click the most recent version of the folder that contains the file that you want to recover. A list of files that are stored in that previous version will appear.

Right-click the file that was accidentally deleted and click copy.

Right-click the location where you want to place the file and click paste. - its always safer to restore to somewhere other than the original location first. check the file and then move into the original location once you know you have what you need.


Notes:

• If the 'previous versions' tab tab does not appear in the 'properties' dialog box, Shadow Copies of Shared Folders might not be enabled on the shared resource. Shadow copies are copies of files that are located on the file server and appear as previous versions. Please contact your administrator for more information.

To recover a deleted folder, go to a previous version of the parent folder to view and select the folder to copy.


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