Adrestorenet The Gui Version Of Adrestore
| Tool | Price | Ease of Use | Recovery Depth | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | AdRestoreNet | Free | High | Tombstoned objects only | | Veeam Explorer for AD | Paid (in suite) | Very High | Tombstone + backup | | Netwrix Undelete | Paid | Very High | Tombstone + version history | | Quest Recovery Manager | Paid | Medium | Granular attribute rollback |
AdRestoreNet is not an enterprise backup solution. It cannot recover objects purged by Remove-ADObject -Permanent $true or objects older than the tombstone lifetime. For those, you need a full backup. But for 90% of accidental deletions caught within a few weeks, AdRestoreNet is the fastest, free-est tool available. adrestorenet the gui version of adrestore
Scenario A: The Accidental OU Deletion A helpdesk intern accidentally deletes the "Sales – APAC" OU containing 150 user accounts. The Recycle Bin isn't enabled. You download AdRestoreNet, run it on a Domain Controller, search for "Sales – APAC," see the tombstone, select it, and click Restore. The OU and its children (depending on tombstone linkage) are resurrected. | Tool | Price | Ease of Use
Scenario B: Recovering a VIP User Account The CEO’s account is deleted during a cleanup script error. You don’t have time to parse command-line arguments. Open AdRestoreNet, filter by "User" objects, sort by deletion date (most recent first), right-click the CEO’s account, and restore. Total time: under 30 seconds. But for 90% of accidental deletions caught within
Scenario C: Auditing Recent Deletions
You suspect a rogue admin deleted several groups last week. Instead of running adrestore.exe > deletions.txt and opening Notepad, you simply launch AdRestoreNet, sort the "Deleted On" column, and visually scan the list.
Right-click AdrestoreNet.exe → Run as administrator.