TABLE OF CONTENTS All system administrators have found themselves in a position where, just as they were confirming the deletion of a file, they realized that it was the wrong file. The first method of undoing these deletions was born with the introduction of the Recycle Bin. Unfortunately, the Recycle Bin does not capture files that you delete programmatically or via a command prompt. Furthermore, you cannot recover files or folders after you ve emptied the Recycle Bin. It is also possible to lose data while using drive partition tools, or at least to have difficulty finding the data. The process of retrieving these files is data recovery, and a host of tools is available to us to perform such duties.
In this chapter, we will examine the data recovery tools made available to us by the Winternals team, and discuss how to use them effectively. From recovering files lost on the local computer, to recovering data from a damaged disk located across a network, a tool in this toolset will serve that purpose. We will also take a close look at the more advanced solutions available that can recover data from multiple nodes via a centralized console, and how to recover Active Directory objects that have been inadvertently deleted.
No matter how many e-mail reminders you send to your user base about not saving important files to a local hard drive, there will always be that one person who thinks that this does not...
