where do my deleted files go?

[hellasnow]

i know this is probably a totally simple newbie post and i apologize ahead of time.

my server has a C: and then another disk separate that is partitioned into 6 other drives that get mapped to all my users.

when a user deletes something from any of those drives it doesn't go into their recycle bin or the one on the server i just have always gone to my backup tapes to retrieve information.

is there a place i should be seeing these?

thanks for the rookie help!

[nmX.Memnoch]

If a file is deleted across the network it's gone. The Recycle Bin doesn't cover network deleted files.

For this very reason I do a disk based backup (file mirror) to another server every night, keeping two weeks worth of data. It doesn't cover files deleted that day, but at least more than the current work day won't be lost.

You can also look into implementing Volume Shadow Copy. It takes space, and a client-side app, to implement but users can recover their own files. Make sure you do some research on what kind of effects it can have on other server-side apps though. For instance, there are considersations to be taken if you use a disk defrag utility on your server.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=312067

[hellasnow]

thanks nmX.Memnoch