The Recycle Bin provides a safety net by allowing you to delete user accounts, groups, contacts, and computer accounts on a temporary basis. You can then restore these objects to their original state with all data, such as SIDs, ACLs, and group memberships intact or permanently delete these objects. This flexibility provides a safer way to manage user accounts, groups, contacts, and computer accounts.
You can restore deleted objects back to the containers from which you deleted the objects. DRA restores these objects to their original state with all data, such as SIDs, ACLs, and group memberships intact. An object can be a user account, group, contact, dynamic group, resource mailbox, dynamic distribution group, or computer account.
You can restore all objects from the Recycle Bin for a managed domain. You can restore objects from the Recycle Bin for a specific domain or across all managed domains. To restore objects from a Recycle Bin for a specific domain, the Recycle Bin must be enabled for that domain.
You can permanently delete objects from the Recycle Bin for a managed domain. Once you delete an object from the Recycle Bin, you cannot restore the object. An object can be a user account, group, contact, dynamic group, resource mailbox, dynamic distribution group, or computer account.
You can empty the Recycle Bin for a managed domain. Emptying the Recycle Bin permanently deletes any objects currently in the Recycle Bin. You can empty the Recycle Bin for a specific domain or across all managed domains. To empty a Recycle Bin for a specific domain, the Recycle Bin must be enabled for that domain. Once you empty the Recycle Bin, you cannot restore the deleted objects.