Recover files and folders that have been deleted from shared network drive

Files that have been deleted from the Departmental Shared Drive can be recovered from a Windows machine using the Shadow Copy function.

1. Launch File Explorer
2. Navigate to the folder from where the files were deleted.
3. Right click on the folder and select Restore Previous Version

4. You will be shown a list of available restore points for the folder in question.
5. Identify and select the point at which you are confident that the deleted file will be 
there.
6. Click on Restore to restore this folder to it original location.
7. You may also view the contents of the folder from the restore page by selecting Open

Additional help can be found here: How to use Shadow Copy

A Shadow Copy of a folder is a restorable copy of that folder from a specific time(s) in the history of the folder. In other words, if you accidentally delete a file from a folder, you can restore it by using 
the Shadow copy of that folder from a time when the file was there.

1. Right click the folder in question.
2. Select Restore previous versions

3. Next choose the shadow copy that you need 

Select Copy and Paste it to where you like it to be.