Windows MS Backup (NTBackup.exe) utility simplifies the task of performing data backup that proves the best safeguard against any type of loss. Windows XP professional includes this utility by default in its installation, but for Windows XP, one needs to install it manually from Windows XP CD. This tool can backup all vital files and folders, system state data, and Windows registry settings on regular or frequent intervals of time in a proprietary format- BKF. But similar to all other files on a storage media, BKF is also equally vulnerable to corruption instances, such as media corruption, virus attack, unexpected power outage, and others. To overcome such problems, a BKF Repair Tool can help.
To elaborate further, let's consider a realistic instance that can occur to any user using NTBackup utility. A user takes regular data backup by MS Backup tool on an external hard drive running on a Windows XP computer. Then, the computer crashes and hedecides to restore from the BKF data stored on the external hard drive. But when he attaches the hard drive to a healthy computer and try to read the BKF file, he cannot do so. Additionally, the following error pops up:
“Portions of file_name.bkf cannot be read. The backed up data is corrupt or incomplete.”
Where, file_name refers to the name of BKF file created by NTBackup.exe tool.
Cause:
BKF file is corrupted.
In some cases, the issue can be system specific too.
Solution:
To isolate the issue, discussed above, you need to perform the below steps:
To elaborate further, let's consider a realistic instance that can occur to any user using NTBackup utility. A user takes regular data backup by MS Backup tool on an external hard drive running on a Windows XP computer. Then, the computer crashes and hedecides to restore from the BKF data stored on the external hard drive. But when he attaches the hard drive to a healthy computer and try to read the BKF file, he cannot do so. Additionally, the following error pops up:
“Portions of file_name.bkf cannot be read. The backed up data is corrupt or incomplete.”
Where, file_name refers to the name of BKF file created by NTBackup.exe tool.
Cause:
BKF file is corrupted.
In some cases, the issue can be system specific too.
Solution:
To isolate the issue, discussed above, you need to perform the below steps:
- You can try to restore data from BKF file on another computer.
- If BKF reports the same error on another computer also, the file is corrupted. For recovery, you are suggested to use a third-party repair BKF file utility.
A commercial BKF Repair Tool can analyze a corrupted BKF and restore its data in readable, BKF file. These applications are competent to perform BKF file repair using most effective set of algorithms and also, are safe to use. Moreover, the applications are usable in any case of BKF file corruption.
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