protecting data from being deleted.

[Guest]

Hi, I wanted to know of a method or software that would allow me to protect
important data from being deleted. I have a hdd that I want to be able to
allow all users to add data to, but allow no user (inc administrator) to
delete or alter the data on it. I have been told of a method in xp pro (which
I have), by selecting to not allow users to alter data under hdd properties,
but the option does to appear when I look.

 

[Steven L Umbach]

You need to configure NTFS permissions so that the users do not have full
control or modify permissions to the folders/files. Keep in mind however
that by default the user that creates a file is the owner and would have
full control permissions to the file though you can change the creator owner
to not have full control or modify. Also administrators and owners can
always change permissions to folders/files and grant themselves permissions
to modify/delete. You need to have a good backup procedure in place to
prevent data from being lost when deleted. The links below explain more
about folder permissions. Special permissions allow more granular control
over NTFS permissions if needed. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308418
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;308419