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asked on 7/22/2015

Question About "Previous Versions" in Server 2008 R2:

Hi. Is there an event in the Windows Event Viewer that can tell me if/when someone has restored a file to a previous version using Windows Shadow Copy?
I'm in a domain environment and have concerns about people restoring old versions without realizing the ramifications.
Thanks.

Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Legacy OS

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7/22/2015

7/22/2015

I don't think so. Everything I can find will log events if there is a problem restoring a file.

Now that being said...here is what you can do.

Perform a restore, note the time, then look in the logs to see if anything is generated during that time.

If it's successful, you would see an informational entry.

7/22/2015

ASKER

I did just that. No luck.
I was hoping I was missing something. I can't help but feel there must be SOME WAY to enable auditing of this. It's a pretty serious issue if someone mistakenly (or knowingly) restores a previous file (or folder) wouldn't you say? And the ability to not even know who did it?! That's crazy...

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7/22/2015

ScottCha is right. Cause there is no difference in making a mistake by restoring a file or just overwriting it directly.

7/22/2015

ASKER

Guess I'll have to do that...
Thanks!

7/22/2015

Glad to help!

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

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