Recovering corrupted BKF file after transferring it over the network
Posted by admin on July 22nd, 2010Windows NT (Windows Server 2003, XP, and 2000) systems feature NTBackup utility that enables you to create timely backups in the form of BKF files. Because of this, you are able to get back the valuable data at the most unfortunate times that is when you have lost the original data due to any reason. However, things really go out of hands when you are unable to restore the BKF file when it is most needed. Such cases arise due to various reasons such as virus infection, irregularities during data backup process, problems in data transfer, etc. There is no in-built Windows tool that is able to repair BKF files. In such cases, you should use third-party BKF repair software to do the needful and save you from data loss.
Consider a scenario wherein you have the responsibility of taking routine backups in your organization. As a usual practice, you tend to create the backups over the network to save time and then, save it on the server. However, when you try to restore the BKF file for a particular user you are unable to do so.
Cause:
The most likely reason for this situation is that the BKF file may have got corrupted while you were transferring it to your system after creating the backup. Such problems are referred to as CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) errors.
CRC is an error-checking method in which a character is randomly generated during data transfer. And after data transfer, this character is matched with the character produced at the other end. If both the characters match then the data transfer is successful. However, the data transfer is considered as unsuccessful in the event of a mismatch, which is commonly referred to as CRC error. The BKF file is intact; however, you cannot restore data from that file.
Resolution:
To resolve this problem, you should check if you have got any updated backup of the BKF file. If yes, then restore data from that BKF file to get your data back. If this is not so, then you should use a third-party BKF recovery software to repair BKF file. Such BKF repair tools are read-only in nature and do not overwrite the existing data while scanning.
Stellar Phoenix BKF Recovery is BKF repair software that is able to repair BKF file from all instances of BKF corruption. It repairs the BKF files created in Windows Server 2003, XP, and 2000. Also, this BKF recovery utility successfully repairs the BKF files created using Backup Exec. It is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, 2003 Server, XP, and Server 2000.