Select an object and click "Restore." The tool handles the reanimation of the tombstone automatically.
Like the original command-line tool, AdRestore.net recovers the , but it cannot recover all attributes . Because Active Directory strips most metadata during deletion, restored objects will typically lose: Group memberships. Password information (sometimes requiring a reset). Specific profile attributes.
AdRestore.net bridges the gap between the raw power of Sysinternals and the need for administrative speed. It transforms a stressful recovery process into a simple point-and-click operation, making it a "must-have" in any sysadmin's digital toolkit. adrestorenet the gui version of adrestore
Run AdRestore.net.exe with Domain Admin privileges.
Quickly find a specific user, computer, or OU by name rather than scrolling through hundreds of entries. Select an object and click "Restore
Note: If you have the AD Recycle Bin enabled, it is always better to use that first, as it preserves all attributes. How to Use AdRestore.net
In an Active Directory environment, accidental deletions happen. Before the "AD Administrative Center" (ADAC) Recycle Bin was introduced in Windows Server 2008 R2 (and made user-friendly in 2012), recovering a deleted user or group meant wrestling with tombstone attributes. Password information (sometimes requiring a reset)
When an object is deleted in Active Directory, it isn't immediately erased. It is moved to the container, stripped of most attributes, and marked as a "tombstone."