Repair Missing Catalog Files with NTBackup BKF Recovery Tool

NTBackup.exe utility is the in-built part of Microsoft Windows that allows you to create backup of your significant data and it also permit you to create more than one backup at same time. Sometimes catalog file of NTBackup.exe utility interrupts users to restore their backup files. If we consider on this topic then we will find that the catalog files of backup are missing from the restore tab. And in such case you cannot restore backup files through NTBackup.exe utility but you can easily restore backup database with the help of NTBackup recovery tool that easily repair missing backup catalog.

Backup Catalogs Are Missing » Use Following Methods to Restore BKF Files

[You can find your backup catalog files from this location:]

%SystemRoot%\Documents and Settings\Account\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\catalog

See the below given error messages which occurs mostly in above mentioned condition:

• The backup file contains unrecognized data and cannot be used
• The backup file is unusable. You must erase it, or choose another file
• An inconsitency was encountered on the requested media

Method First

To create catalog file and restore backup database, follow these steps:

• On the Restore tab of NTBackup.exe utility, right-click on File, and then click Catalog file.
• Place the correct media or backup file (.bkf file), and then click OK.

Method Second

Remove all the catalogs files and recreate new catalog file in Restore tab for the backup which you want to restore.

• Open Restore tab and right click on each catalog to delete catalog file from Restore tab.
• On the Restore tab, right-click File, and then click Catalog file.
• Place the correct media or backup file (.bkf file), and then click OK.
• Repeat this process for each catalog files, if you are performing multiple restore at the same time.

NTBackup Recovery tool is the powerful solution which has advanced capability to resolve all corruption cases and the most important part is that it supports all backup database whether it is created through NTBackup.exe utility or VERITAS backup utility.