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Written By Rohan Wiese
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Updated on December 14th, 2023
Advanced BKF Repair Pro for Split & Compressed BKF Files
Backup Exec BKF Repair Pro is an advanced BKF recovery solution for Windows users. It provides smart support for split BKF files as well as compressed BKF files. Also, it can restore SQL database (.MDF) from corrupt BKF file with ease. So if the corrupt BKF file is split into multiple parts or if it’s containing any compression type, BKF Repair Pro tool will help you restore BKF file data without causing any alteration. It supports BKF files created by Windows backup utility, commonly known as NTBackup tool, and Symantec Backup Exec (formerly known as VERITAS).
Compressed BKF Files
Backup compression, as the name denotes, can compress BKF file in small size. Both Windows backup utility and Symantec Backup Exec have built-in compression feature. Symantec Backup Exec uses a run-length compression scheme to compress backup data in small-sized BKF file. This scheme can help you achieve up to 50% of compression ratio most of the time. And sometimes you can get even higher.
If you’re backing up to the disk like external HDD, REV drive, NAS, local drive, etc. using NTBackup tool, you don’t get any option for data compression. But BackupAssist provides you both backup compression as well as encryption.
Advantages of Backup Compression
Data compression is always helpful for computer users. If you’re using backup compression, you’ll get the following advantages:
- Backup compression can safely compress the data which you include in the BKF file. The less space it takes to store data into a BKF file, the more free space you get in the BKF file to store more data.
- A compressed BKF file takes less space in the storage device than an ordinary BKF file. You can easily save 25% to 50% of total disk space.
- Using BackupAssist for backup compression, you get an option to encrypt BKF files with a password.
Disadvantage
The only disadvantage of backup compression is seen at the time of recovery or data restoration. It becomes a challenging task for users to restore data from a compressed BKF file, especially when the BKF file is corrupt. It might happen that you see the correct names and date timestamp, but the files you recover/restore from the BKF file are just unusable. And it all happens due to backup compression.
Split BKF files
You can easily split a BKF file into multiple parts. In the case of split BKF files, the entire information is stored in multiple BKF files instead of one file. For example, a 20 GB BKF file can be split into 5 parts, 4 GB each. When and why is BKF file split into multiple parts?
- You’re using NTBackup tool for backing up your data. The total size of your data is around 20 GB. Now you need to define a path on your system where you want to save this BKF file. If you choose any local drive containing the FAT file system, the NTBackup tool will automatically split the BKF file into 5 parts, 4 GB each. Why? FAT file system can’t store a single file more than 4 GB of size.
- Or you’re using Symantec Backup Exec for backing up your data. You add data into the BKF file and if the BKF file size goes more than 4 GB, it’ll automatically split the BKF file into two or multiple parts. It doesn’t matter wherever you’re saving the BKF file, be it FAT file system or NTFS file system. You can change this split size setting on Backup Exec settings panel.
Interested readers may also refer to Take a Backup using NTBackup
Corruption in BKF Files
You must know that no computer file is immune to corruption. It’s among the most common but serious computer errors. Corruption is inevitable that can cause serious damage including data loss. BKF files created by any backup tool, are prone to corruption. Due to corruption, BKF files become inaccessible. This means neither you can access the BKF file nor can you restore anything from it. Since there’s no manual way to repair BKF file, it becomes a challenging task for users to restore from corrupt BKF file.
Role of BKF Repair Pro
The role of BKF Repair Pro is very crucial when the BKF files become inaccessible due to corruption. It uses an advanced recovery algorithm to restore maximum possible data from corrupt BKF file. Unlike other BKF Recovery software, it has some smart features like:
- Smart support for compressed BKF files containing any compression type
- Restore maximum possible data from corrupt BKF file split into multiple parts
- Recover SQL database (.MDF) from corrupt BKF file
So if you’re having a compressed BKF file or the BKF file is split into multiple parts, you should look forward to BKF Repair Pro. It’s available with the demo version for free evaluation. Demo version will help you see what you can actually recover from the corrupt BKF file before paying for the software. If the result is satisfying, you can purchase the software to save your data. It’ll save everything individually in their original format at user-defined location.
About The Author:
Rohan Wiese is a Technical Writer at Aryson Technologies. He is an expert Email Forensic, Cloud Computing, and a passionate nerd with over 10 years of experience in technical content writing. He writes about Cloud Migration, Database Recovery, Email Backup, Windows, Mac, and Tech.
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