22.2 Using the Recycle Bin

Use the Recycle Bin to permanently delete accounts, restore accounts, or view properties of deleted accounts. You can also search for specific accounts and track how many days a deleted account has been in the Recycle Bin. A Recycle Bin tab is also included in the Properties window for a selected domain. From this tab you can disable or enable the Recycle Bin for the entire domain or for specific objects, as well as schedule a Recycle Bin cleanup.

Use the Restore All or Empty Recycle Bin options to quickly and easily restore or delete these accounts.

When you restore an account, DRA reinstates the account, including all permissions, power delegations, policy assignments, group memberships, and ActiveView memberships. If you permanently delete an account, DRA removes this account from the Active Directory.

To ensure secure account deletion, only assistant administrators who have the following powers can permanently delete the accounts from the Recycle Bin:

  • Delete User Account Permanently

  • Delete User from Recycle Bin

  • Delete Group Account Permanently

  • Delete Group from Recycle Bin

  • Delete Computer Account Permanently

  • Delete Computer from Recycle Bin

  • Delete Contact Account Permanently

  • Delete Contact from Recycle Bin

  • Delete Dynamic Distribution Group Permanently

  • Delete Dynamic Distribution Group from Recycle Bin

  • Delete Dynamic Group Permanently

  • Delete Dynamic Group from Recycle Bin

  • Delete Resource Mailbox Permanently

  • Delete Resource Mailbox from Recycle Bin

  • View all Recycle Bin Objects

To restore an account from the Recycle Bin, assistant administrators must have the following powers in the OU that contains the account:

  • Restore User From Recycle Bin

  • Restore Group from Recycle Bin

  • Restore Dynamic Distribution Group from Recycle Bin

  • Restore Dynamic Group from Recycle Bin

  • Restore Resource Mailbox from Recycle Bin

  • Restore Computer from Recycle Bin

  • Restore Contact from Recycle Bin

  • View all Recycle Bin Objects

NOTE:

  • If you delete an assistant administrator account to the Recycle Bin, DRA continues to display the ActiveView and role assignments for this account. Instead of displaying the name of the deleted assistant administrator account, DRA displays the security identifier (SID). You can remove these assignments before you permanently delete the assistant administrator account.

  • DRA deletes the home directory after you delete the user account from the Recycle Bin.

  • If you delete a user who has an Office 365 license, the user account goes to the Recycle Bin and the license is removed. If you later restore the user account, the Office 365 license will also be restored.