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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...
Don't worry, Windows Server 2016 comes with some features that can try to permanently deleted files windows server files. You can try these methods first to see if you can get the files back:
- Check whether the "File History" or "Shadow Copies" function is enabled
- If you have enabled "File History" or "Shadow Copies" before, that's great!
- Right-click on the target folder -> Select "Properties" -> Find the "Previous Versions" tab.
- The backed-up versions will be listed here, and you can directly restore the deleted files.
Restore files using Windows Server Backup
If your server runs Windows Server Backup regularly, the files may have been backed up.
Open "Windows Server Backup" -> Find the most recent backup -> Browse for files or folders to restore.
Select the files you need to restore and restore them to the original location or a new location.