Active Directory Recycle Bin Recovery

Let me start this section with a very clear statement: If you need to recover a deleted Active Directory object and the Active Directory Recycle Bin was not enabled before the object was deleted, skip this section and proceed to the following “Active Directory Authoritative Restore” section. If the Active Directory Recycle Bin feature was enabled before an Active Directory object was deleted, follow these steps to recover objects using the Active Directory Recycle Bin:

1. Log on to the Windows Server 2012 domain controller system with an account with domain administrator privileges and open Server Manager from the taskbar.

2. From the Tools menu of Server Manager, select Active Directory Administrative Center. ...

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