How to Retrieve Files for a deleted domain
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Hi All, anyone to help on this issue, We have a small office with Windows Server 2008 and eight Domain users, i deleted one Domain user which is no longer working with us but then we discovered that we need some important files from this domain user. I tried to recreate the domain user but when i log in it gives me empty screen. We do Back ups every week. Any one please who has idea on how to retrieve the files from the deleted domain user Your support is highly appreciated thanks, Yusufu
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Hi All, anyone to help on this issue, We have a small office with Windows Server 2008 and eight Domain users, i deleted one Domain user which is no longer working with us but then we discovered that we need some important files from this domain user. I tried to recreate the domain user but when i log in it gives me empty screen. We do Back ups every week. Any one please who has idea on how to retrieve the files from the deleted domain user Your support is highly appreciated thanks, Yusufu
Recreating the user won't recreate that persons SID. Login as an administrator, find his files in the system and the admin can Take Ownership of the files, giving you access to them. When a user is deleted, the files do not get deleted with him. They stay in the file system wherever they're at.
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Recreating the user won't recreate that persons SID. Login as an administrator, find his files in the system and the admin can Take Ownership of the files, giving you access to them. When a user is deleted, the files do not get deleted with him. They stay in the file system wherever they're at.
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Dave Kreskowiak@ Dave thanks for the feedback but can you expand more what to do when i log in as administrator because i logged in and found nothing in mydocument, Desktop and other location. I think may be there are further steps to view Domain files Thanks for your support Yusufu
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@ Dave thanks for the feedback but can you expand more what to do when i log in as administrator because i logged in and found nothing in mydocument, Desktop and other location. I think may be there are further steps to view Domain files Thanks for your support Yusufu
MyDocuments shows you the files for the currently logged in user, so of course you can't see the other persons files. You have to open either C:\Documents and Settings (Win XP and below) or C:\Users (Vista and above) to see the other persons files. You then right-click the folder/files you want, click Properties, Security Tab, Advanced button, Owner tab. Then you can click on Take Ownership.
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MyDocuments shows you the files for the currently logged in user, so of course you can't see the other persons files. You have to open either C:\Documents and Settings (Win XP and below) or C:\Users (Vista and above) to see the other persons files. You then right-click the folder/files you want, click Properties, Security Tab, Advanced button, Owner tab. Then you can click on Take Ownership.
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Dave Kreskowiakthank you for the helpful information - happy happy you make me standing you make me look good to the staff i real appreciate your support Kindly please is there a way to retrieve the web mails associated to the deleted user thank you for your continued support; Yusufu
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thank you for the helpful information - happy happy you make me standing you make me look good to the staff i real appreciate your support Kindly please is there a way to retrieve the web mails associated to the deleted user thank you for your continued support; Yusufu
Mail? Depends on the system. If it's something like Yahoo, GMail, Hotmail, ... no. If it's your own internal email system, then you're going to have to consult the documentation on it.
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Mail? Depends on the system. If it's something like Yahoo, GMail, Hotmail, ... no. If it's your own internal email system, then you're going to have to consult the documentation on it.
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it is our webserver emails(outlook emails). what documentations am supposed to look? thanks, Yusufu
How about Exchange Server. If you don't have an Exchange Server running, then you're using web emails, in which case, you're S-O-L.
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How about Exchange Server. If you don't have an Exchange Server running, then you're using web emails, in which case, you're S-O-L.
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Shit Outta Luck If all his email was a personal, web-based, account on Yahoo, GMail, Hotmail, and some other service like that, you won't be able to recover it since those services will not grant you access to it.
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How about Exchange Server. If you don't have an Exchange Server running, then you're using web emails, in which case, you're S-O-L.
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Shit Outta Luck If all his email was a personal, web-based, account on Yahoo, GMail, Hotmail, and some other service like that, you won't be able to recover it since those services will not grant you access to it.
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Dave Kreskowiak@ Dave No, it was not Yahoo,Gmail nor Hotmail . It was outlook emails .May be we are not on the same page and correct me if i am wrong i think i am not clear with exchange server because we have our server where these emails are always copied there. thanks you for your patience and support Yusufu
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@ Dave No, it was not Yahoo,Gmail nor Hotmail . It was outlook emails .May be we are not on the same page and correct me if i am wrong i think i am not clear with exchange server because we have our server where these emails are always copied there. thanks you for your patience and support Yusufu
Then you're going to have to find it and get the documentation on it. Without knowing what you have, it's impossible for me to help any further.
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Then you're going to have to find it and get the documentation on it. Without knowing what you have, it's impossible for me to help any further.
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ANYTHING you have on your mail server!
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it is our webserver emails(outlook emails). what documentations am supposed to look? thanks, Yusufu
Hi, Outlook is not a mail server ; Outlook is the mail client that connects to the server and fetch messages. If you want to know which server Outlook uses, you have to go to the account's properties to see how it is configured. It can be Exchange Server ; in that case you can reconnect a mailbox, whose original user has been deleted, to another user (this one must not have a mailbox already). It can be a POP3 or IMAP account stored on a local server, or hosted by a provider. But the best way to collect useful data about your mail system would be to ask the one that set it up, or, if he/she's not working there anymore, to read the documentation he must have left. I kindly suggest you to study the mail system of the company you're working for very seriously before attempting to have any action on it ;)