Files and folders magically disappear from Windows File Server
We have a large Windows file server with 100+ users. Inevitably a folder or file goes missing. Perhaps someone accidentally dragged a folder into another folder, or someone "by mistake" deleted a file or folder. As you know, on a Windows server if you delete the file, it's instant and permanent.
How do you deal with this?
For logging purposes, if Jane in accounting accidentally drags a top-level folder into another folder and now we have to spend 30 minutes looking for it, are there utilities that can monitor every single file/folder action that occurs on a Windows file server, including the name of the user who made the change?
And for recovery purposes, are there any solutions for file servers that move the file or folder to a temporary holding location vs instantly deleting it? (Rant: My $400 Synology NAS has a "network trash" feature but Windows Server (after 20 years) STILL does not have this feature???)
How do you deal with this?
For logging purposes, if Jane in accounting accidentally drags a top-level folder into another folder and now we have to spend 30 minutes looking for it, are there utilities that can monitor every single file/folder action that occurs on a Windows file server, including the name of the user who made the change?
And for recovery purposes, are there any solutions for file servers that move the file or folder to a temporary holding location vs instantly deleting it? (Rant: My $400 Synology NAS has a "network trash" feature but Windows Server (after 20 years) STILL does not have this feature???)
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