When you use DFS (Distributed File System) Replication service, you might encounter file loss problems in Windows Server 2003 operating system. In such cases, all of your significant data becomes inaccessible and you need to opt for File Recovery solutions to resolve this issue.
Consider the below given scenarios:
In these cases, the Windows NTFRS (NT File Replication Service) subscriptions containers aren't removed on the domain controllers in this domain after migration process completes. This issue might result into serious file loss if the underwritten conditions are true:
When this problem occurs with your Windows Server 2003 based server, you face disastrous file loss situations. You need to find out cause of the problem and carry out File Recoveryto fix it.
Root of the issue
In Windows Server 2003, such behavior generally takes place because DFS Replication service migration tool or Dfsrmig.exe doesn't remove invalid junction which points to %SYSTEMROOT%\Sysvol_dfsr\domain folder during migration process.
Resolution
Microsoft has provided a hotfix to prevent this problem from occurring in future. To resolve the current problem of data loss, you are recommended to use File Recovery Software to scan affected Windows hard drive and retrieve data from it.
The File Recovery Software use efficient scanning procedures to extract all your lost data from Windows Server 2003 hard drive. These software are easy to use tools that do not demand sound technical skills to perform efficient recovery.
Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery is the most powerful and comprehensive File Recovery tool that serves as a single key to all Windows file loss problems. It supports recovery from FAT16, FAT32, vFAT, NTFS and NTFS5 file systems based Windows partitions and volumes. It is compatible with Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2003 and 2000.
Consider the below given scenarios:
You use Dfsrmig.exe (DFS Replication service migration tool) to migrate SYSVOL share from the FRS (File Replication Service) to DFSR (Distributed File System Replication) service in Windows Server 2003 environment.
Some RODCs (Read-Only Domain Controllers) exist in the domain.
In these cases, the Windows NTFRS (NT File Replication Service) subscriptions containers aren't removed on the domain controllers in this domain after migration process completes. This issue might result into serious file loss if the underwritten conditions are true:
Active Directory is deleted from any of the domain controllers of this domain.
Active Directory is installed on the same domain controller in other domain.
In new domain, you use Dfsrmig.exe utility for migrating SYSVOL share from FRS to DFSR replication service. Here two junctions point to same target-%SYSTEMROOT%\Sysvol_dfsr\domain after migration.
If the administrator finds redundancy which is triggered by the above scenario and removes additional junction, all of the Group Policy scripts and objects in new domain are removed on all the domain controllers after Active Directory service replication.
When this problem occurs with your Windows Server 2003 based server, you face disastrous file loss situations. You need to find out cause of the problem and carry out File Recoveryto fix it.
Root of the issue
In Windows Server 2003, such behavior generally takes place because DFS Replication service migration tool or Dfsrmig.exe doesn't remove invalid junction which points to %SYSTEMROOT%\Sysvol_dfsr\domain folder during migration process.
Resolution
Microsoft has provided a hotfix to prevent this problem from occurring in future. To resolve the current problem of data loss, you are recommended to use File Recovery Software to scan affected Windows hard drive and retrieve data from it.
The File Recovery Software use efficient scanning procedures to extract all your lost data from Windows Server 2003 hard drive. These software are easy to use tools that do not demand sound technical skills to perform efficient recovery.
Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery is the most powerful and comprehensive File Recovery tool that serves as a single key to all Windows file loss problems. It supports recovery from FAT16, FAT32, vFAT, NTFS and NTFS5 file systems based Windows partitions and volumes. It is compatible with Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2003 and 2000.
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