Improper Backup of Open Files May Corrupt BKF File
Resolve Corruption Issues by Downloading BKF Repair Tool
Tips & Tricks to Create Backup Copy in a Proper Way using NTBackup.exe Utility
- 'Verify data after backup' Option: Always choose this option to create backup copy in a proper way. It checks every file individually and verification helps to make sure that created files is healthy or not. After backup you can check application event log entries to know the 'Status' of backup files.
- Volume Shadow Copy Option: By default this option is enabled in NTBackup.exe utility that allows creating backup copy of open files. But if you disable this option then it simply skips those which is being used at the time of backup creation.
Reasons of Corruption Issues:
If you try to restore those files which got corrupted may be you receive such type of error messages: the backup file contains unrecognized data, The backup file is unusable. You must erase it or choose another file, etc. We have already discussed on many corruption topics but now we are going to acquaint you with some useful steps that will help you to avert data loss problems. Sometimes users use third-party backup recovery tool to create backup files. Third-party backup BKF recovery tool sets the following value to 1 while installing
1: "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ntbackup\Backup Engine\Backup files inuse" but NTBackup utility sets it to 0 like: 0: "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ntbackup\Backup Engine\Backup files inuse", thus, when you try to restore backup files (created through third-party backup tools) using NTBackup tool, may be it encountered above stated error messages.
Most of the times, the chances of corruption may be increase if you try to backup those files which is being used at the time of written. Along with that if you create improper backup or backup process does not complete properly then may be it corrupts whole database.
Resolution:
If any type of corruption issues occurs in your backup files then you can use BKF Repair tool to resolve them. It supports all types of error message and can also be used as VERITAS backup recovery tool to extract VERITAS backup database. BKF Repair tool is compatible with all Windows Operating System like: 98/ME/NT/XP/Vista and Win 7.
