How To Recover Unrecognized Data From Bkf File

The backup is created by a computer users to allow him/her to retrieve data in case of data loss situations. Backup is an exact copy of the data, stored on hard drive, flash drive or any other storage media. For this purpose, Microsoft Windows provides an easy to use and powerful backup tool, known as NTBackup. This application creates backup if BKF file, which can be saved on local hard drive, external storage media, and FTP server. But in some situations, the BKF file gets damaged due to situations like improper system shutdown, virus infection, application errors, missing catalog files and so forth. In such circumstance, you can not restore data from BKF file and come across data loss situations. BKF Recovery is required in such situations.

When a BKF file gets damaged, the NTBackup can not recognize the stored data and thus it can not be restored. As a result, the file become inaccessible. At this point, if you do not have another copy of the BKF file, you encounter data loss scenarios. In a practical scenario, when you attempt to restore data from BKF file using NTBackup tool, you might receive the below given error message:

“The backup file contains unrecognized data and cannot be used”

As stated in the above error message, you encounter this error message if the BKF file is either unusable or have damaged data. This error message occurs every time when you try to access the BKF file using NTBackup tool.

Root of the issue

This error occurs due to corruption to BKF file, which might be the outcome of incomplete backup process, inconsistent BKF file, virus infection, application malfunction, unexpected system shutdown and many alike. All these situations require bkf repair to repair and restore the damaged BKF file and retrieve inaccessible and unrecognized data from it.

The BKF Recovery is best possible with the help of third party applications. These tools use high-end scanning algorithms to methodically scan the damaged BKF file and extract all of the data from it. These programs come equipped with simple and interactive user interface and thus do not require high technical skills to carry out BKF Repair. With read only and non destructive design, these applications are completely safe to use.

Stellar Phoenix BKF Recovery is the most effective tool to repair BKF file created using NTBackup tool of Windows 2003, XP and 2000. It also recovers data from BKF file of Backup Exec by Veritas Software. This software is compatible with Microsoft Windows Vista, 2003, XP and 2000.

By: Naveen Kadian

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Naveen Kadian is a self employed Internet entrepreneur and product reviewer. Stellar Information Systems Limited, the pioneers of data recovery, announces its bkf repair tool software launch. Stellar Phoenix Repair BKF scans and recovers corrupt BKF files. The company has launched it as the all-time solution for corrupt BKF files of Windows 2003, XP and 2000 backup utilities.