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Thunderwind

May 6th, 2002, 01:15 PM

If I delete a file on a WinNT Server over a LAN from a win98 / winME machine, where does that file go.

I do not see it in the recycle bin on either machine. Does it go anywhere, or is it just gone!

Actually, it is more like an entire directory, not just 1 file

Wyckyd1

May 6th, 2002, 01:32 PM

AFAIK when from a workstation you delete a file sitting on an NT server without a 3rd party utility it is gone. It actually is still on that HDD until it is overwritten but once again you will need a 3rd party to attempt to recover it.

Thunderwind

May 7th, 2002, 03:35 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Wyckyd1:
It actually is still on that HDD until it is overwritten but once again you will need a 3rd party to attempt to recover it.<hr /></blockquote>What do you mean by that machine? The server or client PC?

silencio

May 7th, 2002, 03:43 PM

The file still lives on the hard drive from which you originally deleted it. You'll need a 3rd party app like Wyckyd1 said. Winternals filerestore will do it.

<a href="http://www.winternals.com" target="_blank">www.winternals.com</a>

Deity

May 7th, 2002, 03:44 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Thunderwind (Steven Henry):
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Wyckyd1:
It actually is still on that HDD until it is overwritten but once again you will need a 3rd party to attempt to recover it.<hr /></blockquote>What do you mean by that machine? The server or client PC?<hr /></blockquote>In the case you are referring to it would be the server. It would still be on the drive that it originally existed on.

:Edit: iateyourcat beat me to it. :D