BKF 'Unable to Restore' Error

BKF is the proprietary file format used by Windows NTBAckup data backup utility. An NTBackup BKF file is prone to catch corruption due to unexpected shutdown, disk errors, backup interruptions, virus attack and several other ailments. A corrupted BKF file gives errors while you try to restore it, which renders your data inaccessible and unable to be restored. In such situations, you should try restoring your data from a healthy and valid second copy of data available. However, in case of unavailability of suitable backup, bkf repair utilities can help repairing the damaged NTBackup file and thus, save your work.

For instance, consider you use NTBackup.exe tool to perform backup of your important data in a .bkf file. You try to restore the file and receive the below error message:

“Unable to Restore”

You cannot access backed up data after encountering this error message.

Cause

A BKF file gives Unable to Restore error due to below possible reasons:

NTBackup.exe tool has encountered an unknown data stream, generally from a third-party BKF file. Such files contain NTBackup-unaware Stream ID's and prevent data restoration. NTBackup.exe doesn't skip the invalid data stream and declares the file incompetent to be restored.
NTBackup is trying to restore from a corrupted or damaged BKF file

Solution

You can solve the issue by implementing these measures:

Make sure you install all updates available for your Windows operating system
If BKF file appears to be corrupted, try restoring the data from another copy of backup. If it is not feasible, use a commercial bkf repair tool that could repair and restore the damaged NTBackup file effectively

BKF Repair software are powerful applications built with comprehensive, yet safe, technology to repair a damaged or corrupted BKF file. Such tools come with user-friendly interface and provide you advanced repair options. Incorporated with technically advanced file repair algorithms, these tools prove competent to repair corrupted BKF file in any instance of file corruption. These tools examine the damaged file safely and repair all parts of the file by employing secure procedures.

Stellar Phoenix BKF Recovery is a full-fledged repair utility that scans and repairs damaged BKF file in all type of corruption errors. It is a safe BKF Repair Tool for files created with Windows 2000, XP and 2003 backup utilities. It is a reliable and high-end tool that is compatible with Windows Vista, XP, 2003 and 2000 based systems.