Restore files from previous versions including all file information

In the following post we will use Robocopy to restore files from previous version including all file information like attributes, timestamps, NTFS ACLs etc

The most admins just move the files from previous versions and lose the original file information.

If files were encrypted our deleted you can use the following method to restore your files, including all information, if shadow copies was configured!

First we need to get the path of the previous version:

Than we could run the following command to restore our files:
robocopy "\\fileserver\c$\data001\@GMT-2019.11.28-11.06.38\testtree" "\\fileserver\c$\data001\testtree" /E /COPYALL /DCOPY:T

Explanation of the switches used in robocopy:
Copy directory recursively (/E)

Copy all file information (/COPYALL, equivalent to /COPY:DATSOU, D=Data, A=Attributes, T=Timestamps, S=Security=NTFS ACLs, O=Owner info, U=Auditing info)

Preserve original directories Timestamps (/DCOPY:T).

GET AZURE AD USER SYNCHRONIZATION TIME

First you have to connect to MSOnline using your credentials:

$credential = Get-Credential
Import-Module MSOnline
Connect-MsolService -Credential $credential

Than you can get the attribute called LastDirSyncTime using the following command:

Get-MSOlUser -UserPrincipalName "tim.buntrock@domain.com" | Select-Object LastDirSyncTime

PowerShell Get Domain Controller OS and hardware infos

You can use the following Script to recieve the following information:

ComputerName
OperatingSystem
Memory in GB
CPU


$DCs = Get-ADDomainController -Filter *

foreach ($DC in $DCs) {
if (-not (Test-Connection -ComputerName $DC -Quiet -Count 1)) {
        Write-Verbose -Message "The DC [$DC] is offline."
    } else {
        $os = Get-CimInstance -ComputerName $DC -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem
        $mem = [math]::Round((Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_ComputerSystem  -computer $DC).TotalPhysicalMemory/1GB)
        $cpu = Get-CimInstance -ComputerName $DC -ClassName Win32_Processor
        [pscustomobject]@{
            ComputerName = $DC
            OperatingSystem = $os.Caption
            Memory = $mem
            CPU = $cpu.Name
        }
    }
}

Adding the Attribute Editor tab for Active Directory objects

For some objects and maybe for some systems using a specific language, the attributes tab won’t appear, even when you have the “Advanced” view selected. This was maybe caused by a faulty forest update or misconfiguration. To fix this issue we must update the DisplaySpecifiers in our AD Configuration.

The following example will show you how to update it for AD User objects.

Open ADSIEdit

Click “Connect to” under the actions menu

Leave the defaults except select the well known naming context “Configuration”

Expand the Configuration Branch and select CN=DisplaySpecifiers container

Expand your language code CN=407 (for de-DE) other languages codes could be found at: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/324097/list-of-language-packs-and-their-codes-for-windows-2000-domain-control

Click on CN=user-Display

Double click AdminPropertyPages and add the following value: 11,{c7436f12-a27f-4cab-aaca-2bd27ed1b773}


If you want to see the attribute flag on other objects you have to add 12,{c7436f12-a27f-4cab-aaca-2bd27ed1b773} to the AdminPropertyPages, like CN=organizationalUnit-Display or CN=computer-Display.

Get all DFS Folder targets of a DFS path

Find attached the script to get the DFS folder targets. The targets will be saved to c:\temp\DFSFolderTargets.csv. Just change the variable $DFSPath = "\\Domainfqdn\Folder\*" to your DFS path.

$DFSPath = "\\Domainfqdn\Folder\*"
$DFSPath
$DFSNFolders = Get-DfsnFolder $DFSPath
foreach($DFSNFolder in $DFSNFolders )
    {
    $DFSTarget = Get-DfsnFolderTarget $DFSNFolder.Path | Select Path,TargetPath
    $DFSTarget | Export-Csv "c:\temp\DFSFolderTargets.csv" -NoTypeInformation -Append
    }