Has someone deleted a table?

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The default trace has loads of information .

What type of data is available from the default trace ?

 Object creation, object deletion, error events, auditing events, full text events

What sort of events does the default trace file capture?

--returns full list of events 
SELECT *  FROM sys.trace_events

--returns a full list of categories 
SELECT * FROM sys.trace_categories


--returns a full list of subclass values
SELECT *FROM sys.trace_subclass_values

 How  do I check default trace is on  ?

SELECT * FROM sys.configurations WHERE configuration_id = 1568

 How do I enable  default trace ?

sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1;
GO
RECONFIGURE;
GO
sp_configure 'default trace enabled', 1;
GO
RECONFIGURE;
GO 

How do I find the default trace file ?

SELECT * FROM ::fn_trace_getinfo(0)

How can I list objects deleted in the last 24 hrs from a specific database ?

SELECT * 
FROM ::fn_trace_gettable(CONVERT(VARCHAR(150), ( SELECT TOP 1

                                                              f.[value]

                                                      FROM    sys.fn_trace_getinfo(NULL) f

                                                      WHERE   f.property = 2

                                                    )), DEFAULT) tf
INNER JOIN sys.trace_events te
ON eventclass = trace_event_id
INNER JOIN sys.trace_categories AS tc
ON te.category_id = tc.category_id
WHERE databasename = 'MY_DB' AND
objectname IS NOT NULL AND 
te.category_id = 5 AND 
te.trace_event_id = 47  
AND tf.StartTime > getdate() -1

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