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Emergency problem - inetpub whole directory got deleted
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19/06/2008 23:28:33
 
 
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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
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01325561
Message ID:
01325647
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Good call, Al. I've done that myself, being Mr. Fumblebutt with the mouse.

>>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.
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John Koziol, ex-MVP, ex-MS, ex-FoxTeam. Just call me "X"
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro" - Hunter Thompson (Gonzo) RIP 2/19/05
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