One-click report to track file/folder creation and deletion with ADAudit Plus
ADAudit Plus provides comprehensive reports to consolidate all the information you need about files/folders being created or deleted in your servers. These reports can be exported and also scheduled to be automatically generated, at the specified times, and delivered to your inbox. You can also configure alerts to notify you when permissions of critical files/folders are deleted. This way you can take action immediately.
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[Solved] Recently deleted files are stored in The Secret Life of Deleted Files: Where Do They Go AFTER the Recycle Bin?Login to ADAudit Plus → Go to File Audit tab → Under File Audit Reports → navigate to Files Created report to view the files/folders created.
The details you can find in this report are:
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- Name of the file/folder created
- Which server it was created in
- Who created it
- When it was created
- Objects properties including ACL
- Client machine from which the file/folder was created
All that with just a single click. This report also includes a graph representing the servers with the highest count of file creation. A similar report is available to consolidate file deletion actions. Navigate through File Audit Reports to find the Files Deleted report. The details found in this report include:
- Name of the file/folder deleted
- Which server it was deleted from
- Who deleted it
- When it was deleted
- Client machine from which the file/folder was deleted
In case you want to filter the files/folders created/deleted based on the server in which the files/folders reside, simply switch to Server Based Reports and navigate to Files Created and Files Deleted reports. These reports are similar to the ones explained above, filtered based on the server you choose. To view the files/folders created or deleted by a specific user, go to User Based Reports and explore the Files Created and Files Deleted reports.
