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Written By
Yousuf Hasan -
Published on
April 24th, 2017 -
Updated on
February 25, 2022 -
Read Time
6 minutes
See BKF file is basically the backup file extensions created by NTBackup Utility Tool, it is a built-in backup application from Microsoft. Whose main function is to create automatic backups of the database files of its users. This utility tool saves these backup files in .bkf format. And that is BKF files for you in layman’s terms.
But there is an issue with this file format and that is, it is not immune from viruses and mail wares. Hence, this file is prone to corruption. Which ultimately leads to inaccessible files.
The major concern that we all face is in the recovery process. Recovering corrupt BKF files is not that easy and there are great chances of losing your data. Plus the best part is that there are no manual procedures or techniques to recover these corrupt BKF files.
For that, there is only one solution and that is to use a BKF Repair Tool or in layman’s terms a third-party tool. If you simply Google it..you will get a ‘N’ number of tools to recover and repair your corrupt BKF files. But the big question is “which BKF Repair Tool should I choose?”
Yes, you have a valid concern. And that is why I am here.
As I said earlier, you would get a wide range of BKF repair tools in the market and almost all of them work like the same. The only difference that differentiated them is their features, recovery level, and price. It’s easy to compare prices but comparing two or four recovery tools on the basis of features and recovery model is quite hard. Some of them are high on prices but don’t perform full recovery and some of them are priced low and perform full recovery with some great on-the-top features.
Here I am describing the topmost feature of SysInfoTools Backup Exec BKF Repair Pro (V4.0), which makes it really a good tool and has got some excellent reviews from worldwide users.
Feature Table |
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Components |
SysInfoTools |
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Recovering files made by Symantec backup Utility tool |
Yes |
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Recovering .bkf extensions |
Yes |
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Restoring corrupt BKF files made by VERITAS Backup tool |
Yes |
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Recovery of Unicode Characters |
Yes |
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MS SQL Database recovery |
Yes |
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Repair & recovery of Exchange Backup |
Yes |
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Compressed files recovery |
Yes |
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Capabilities & Features |
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Support multiple BKF files |
Yes |
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Support split BKF files |
Yes |
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Supports CRC Corruption issues |
Yes |
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Note: The latter one supports alltypes of corruption including the CRC corruption issue |
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File Types |
Supports all file types |
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Flexible saving options |
Available |
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Snapshot feature |
Available |
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Pause option during recovery |
Not Available |
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Scanning Modes |
Two |
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Load & Save recovery snapshot option |
Available |
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Preview Options |
Available |
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Search options |
Available |
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TXT format option |
Available |
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List creation option |
Available |
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Free Version |
Available |
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Note: Both the free versions allow you to repair all your BKF files without the option of saving it. You can preview the recovered files. |
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Technical support |
Available |
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CLI Version / support |
Available |
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Windows Compatibility |
Yes |
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Version |
2.0 |
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Money back guarantee |
Available |
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Price |
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Personal License |
$399 |
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Corporate License |
$499 |
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Technical License |
$599 |
Here was the comparison of the features and the capabilities of the renowned BKF Repair Tool.
So now let’s see their step by step manuals with the help of ScreenShots
Step 01: Launch the application, click Open and then click on Add Files
Step 02: Now select the ,bkf files that you want to recover. Then click on Save
Step 03: In the third step, you have to select the recovery mode i.e. Standard or Advanced. Plus you can also opt for SQL database recovery, if you need to.
Step 04: Now wait for a minute or so, as the scanning process would take some time
Step 05: As soon as the scanning process is completed, click on OK
Step 06: As the scanning process is done, now you may check the preview of those files you are going to recover in the later part.
Step 07: Now after previewing your files, now select those ones which you want to recover. If there are any specific files that you want to recover, select those or else you can restore all the corrupt BKF files
Step 08: After selection, browse the location where you want to save these recovered files
Step 09: And finally, your recovery process has been done. Click OK.So here was the manual procedure for both of these BKF repair Tools.
As it is very clear from the above feature table that SysInfoTools have created an excellent software to recover corrupt windows backup(.bkf) files. However, the latter has some extraordinary features which others don’t have like:
So in terms of features and capabilities SysInfoTools Backup Exec BKF Repair Pro is comparatively better than other recovery software.
So I would say, it is totally up to you what you want to choose. If you have split or compressed BKF files then the only option is SysInfoTools as no other tools in the market provide this option to recover split and compressed bkf files. Also you may also check out this BKF Repair Tool from SysInfotools.
Hope you liked this article. If you want to add or edit something..do tell me, in the comment section.
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