Performing data backup is no doubt a preventive measure against data loss. But a user can fall in more disastrous situations when his/her backup fails to restore. Such situations are usually observed with Windows NTBackup file. This is a Windows built-in utility that uses BKF as its proprietary file format to create the backup. If corrupted, in most of the cases, Windows finds it unfeasible to recognize a BKF file and denies to restore it. In a rare situation, when a user tries to restore the BKF file, The BKF file is recognizable but not the included files. The following reading will give you some BKF Recovery action plans to deal with such problems.
Before explaining the causes and measures of this issue, let's make it more clear with a related example. A user creates a backup of some important files and folders using Windows XP backup utility. But when it comes to restoring them, the files cannot be restored. Running Restore utility for each of the included files gives the below error message:
“Access denied”
Cause
Some possible reasons for the above behavior to occur are listed underneath:
Before explaining the causes and measures of this issue, let's make it more clear with a related example. A user creates a backup of some important files and folders using Windows XP backup utility. But when it comes to restoring them, the files cannot be restored. Running Restore utility for each of the included files gives the below error message:
“Access denied”
Cause
Some possible reasons for the above behavior to occur are listed underneath:
- You are trying to restore Windows XP backup in Windows 7 without using specific utility.
- An anti-virus software is running that is preventing the files from being accessed.
- BKF file is corrupted.
User Action
The corresponding solutions are as follows:
The corresponding solutions are as follows:
- Download and install Windows NT Backup Restore Utility for Windows 7 and use it to restore Windows XP backup.
- Disable the anti-virus program and try restoring the files
- Use a third-party BKF Repair program to restore the contents from a corrupted BKF file
The commercial solutions for repairing the corrupted BKF file can scan it and extract the file components and save them into a new file, without affecting the original one. BKF Recovery software can be easily used, irrespective of the level of technical skills. Using safe scanning procedures and providing user-friendly interface, these software enable error-free recovery of corrupted NTBackup file.
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