When you try to restore data from BKF file, you may encounter verify errors in NTBackup.exe tool. The errors may be displayed either in Backup.log file or on NTBackup screen. These errors would be in the following format:

“*File information found on tape:
*%FileName% %Size% %Date% %Time%
*File information found on disk:
*%FileName% %Size% %Date% %Time%
*Difference encountered in alternate file data.
*The file %FileName% is different.”

This problem generally occurs on large sized NTFS file system based Windows partitions.

Cause

There are two possible reasons of this problem:

.  It is caused by the NTBackup.exe tool while checking stream size of data that might change every time when you create backup.
.  BKF file is corrupted. Due to corruption, NTBackup.exe can not read data from it and thus can not restore your precious files.

If this error occurs due to corruption to the BKF file, you might face serious problems. To overcome these issues, you need to go for BKF File Repair.

BKF File Repair is the process of scanning the corrupted file, repairing it and then restoring it to its original format. After that, you can easily restore your data from BKF file using NTBackup.exe tool.

BKF File Repair process can be handled automatically using third party software, known as Microsoft Backup File Repair tools. These software are able to perform ms backup Recovery in the majority of corruption cases.

These software may vary from one another in terms of features. You should always go for the most powerful one to ensure perfect bkf repair results.

Stellar Phoenix BKF Recovery is the ultimate solution for all your BKF corruption worries. It supports MS Backup Recovery form BKF files created using NTBackup tools of Windows 2000, XP and 2003. Phoenix Microsoft Backup File Repair tool is compatible with Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2003 and 2000.