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Title
Error during restore "cannot retrieve DC properties from the domain due to the following error: Directory object not found" -
Description
The below error may occur duing the restore of an object in the Online Restore Wizard:
"cannot retrieve DC properties from the domain due to the following error: Directory object not found"
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Cause
The DC may have been demoted and promoted since the time the backup was taken. -
Resolution
If a DC has been demoted and promoted as a domain controller, the backups prior to this operation will be unusable as technically it is a new DC in the domain.