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Emergency problem - inetpub whole directory got deleted
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19/06/2008 17:22:40
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Forum:
ASP.NET
Category:
Troubleshooting
Environment versions
OS:
Windows XP
Database:
MS SQL Server
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Thread ID:
01325561
Message ID:
01325566
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19
>>Hi everybody,
>>
>>We just discovered that the whole directory with our application got deleted from the production server from InetPub directory. No one can figure out how exactly does it happen.
>>
>>We are going to try to restore from a backup, but any ideas of how this might have happened and what to do in such situations?
>
>One thing I have seen from time to time is:
>
>- someone is working in Windows Explorer using a mouse
>- instead of clicking on a folder, they click-and-drag
>- the folder ends up getting dragged to a new location, usually as a sub-folder of one adjacent to its original position
>
>Bottom line: check that drive to see if the inetpub folder simply got moved to another location. If that's the case, just move it back.

Ok, we'll check for this, thanks. In the meantime we already restored from the different place and already build the new version (but without my latest changes).
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.


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