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Possible to recover permanently deleted files windows server 2016?
Hi everyone, I am currently managing a Windows Server 2016 setup and accidentally deleted some important files. Unfortunately, these files are not in the Recycle Bin, which makes me think they’ve be...
Once you realize a file is gone, the first thing you want to do is try to recover permanently deleted files on Windows server 2016 as soon as possible. The longer you wait, the higher the chance that the space occupied by those deleted files gets overwritten by new data.
If you find yourself really out of options, Microsoft does have some built-in features like Shadow Copies (if you’ve enabled File History) that can help you recover previous versions of files. You can also leverage Windows Server Backup for even more robust backup solutions going forward.