View Deleted Objects Feature

[Guest]

Hello-
I have a few AD2003 domains I manage. I have noticed I can restore deleted objects by right clicking on the domain name and choosing view deleted objects. My question is: How long do these deleted objects stay available for me to restore? I have noticed after a period of time they go away, but can't say long they are available.
thanks

[kstanush]

Re: View Deleted Objects Feature

I have no idea how long they stay around. You might be able to search at microsoft.com for 'tombstoned objects' as I think that is what they are referred to.

An article that explains how they are retrieved is here:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms677927.aspx

An article on how to restore them is here:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms677923.aspx

Perhaps some of the references in these articles will shed light on the retention information.