Backup is the central part of every data protection plan, but by a few assumptions or incorrect estimates the backup may fail in part or in whole. The most common reasons of backup failure are as given below:
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Backup Media Failure- It is the biggest reason of backup failure. do not assume that disk based data backups protect you from media failures. A hard drive could also fail and your backup might become inaccessible. you can prevent it by effectively handling the media.
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User Error- After media failure, human error is perhaps the most common reason of backup failure, it could be either due to accidental deletion of critical backup files like a catalog file or due to improper handling of media. You can prevent it by properly training the users.
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Software Malfunction- Sometimes new application or a large operating system update could result into backup failure. For instance, when Windows XP Service Pack 2 was released, a number of network backups were failed because backup software was not designed to work with firewall.
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Hardware Failure- The Disk arrays like of RAID or JBOD, libraries, tape drives and other backup hardware could also fail. The majority of backup hardware failure reasons are similar to the normal hardware components, though the former are more stable and tested for hardware failure. |
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If any of the situations occur, your Windows Backup file (BKF) may face corruption and your precious data will then become inaccessible.
No matter what the cause is, the most important thing is to repair corrupted BKF files. It is quite possible with the help of third party applications known as BKF repair software. The best BKF repair software available in the market is Stellar Phoenix BKF Recovery.
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Backup Failure