CIFS Share folder missing without any audit logs
Applies to
- ONTAP 9.16.1
- CIFS/SMB
Issue
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A subfolder named “folder-xyz” (approximately 500–700GB) within the “Automation” CIFS share (\
\<redacted_ip>\projects\Project1\2.LiveProjects) became missing and was not visible to users -
The folder was accessed only via CIFS; no recent changes or maintenance were performed prior to the issue.
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Auditing was enabled at the SVM level, but no deletion activity was captured
