Delete and recover a user in active directory after enabling the recycle bin server 2012 R2

In my previous post i enabled the active directory recycling bin which is our safety net from losing accidentally deleted users.

I will now show you how to go about deleting and recovering a user.

Firstly head over to your server manager and select you server.

Right click and select active directory users and computers.

Once you have done this you will be presented with the active directory users and computers window.

Here you will select the user or users you would like to delete and right click on them selecting delete from the drop down. you will then be prompted to confirm, now at this point all the click happy people will select YES without reading and oh no my user has been deleted :(

Fear not as we have enabled the recycling bin and it has been stored there waiting to be restored.

Now lets restore our deleted users, in order to restore a deleted user you must exit the active directory window and head back to you server manager.

Now select tools at the to right hand side and select ACTIVE DIRECTORY ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER.

Once you have selected the above, the active directory administrative center will appear. 

 Here select your domain in this case mine is called startrun and scroll down to DELETED OBJECTS.

Double click on DELETED OBJECTS and you will be directed to the recycling bin.

In the recycling bin you will have a list of all deleted accounts, select the account you would like to restore and right click on it. Now you can either restore it or restore this user to a certain folder in you directory.

If you select restore too you will be prompted to choose the folder you would like to restore this user too. this makes things so easy.

Once you have selected the folder you would like click ok and your user will be restored there.

Now to test go back to your ACTIVE DIRECTORY USERS AND COMPUTERS and select the folder you have chosen to restore too, your user should now be back.

Enjoy.