Procedure to Perform BKF File Database Repair

 

The back-to-back steps to Repair BKF File using BKF Recovery software are explained below:

STEP ONE: Go to:

  • Start
  • Programs
  • BKF Recovery

view BKF file

STEP TWO

  • Either click ‘Quick Scan’ (which is an option used to scan corrupted BKF file in one single phase); it is useful for fast recovery
  • Or click ‘Deep Scan’ (which is option users to scan corrupted BKF file in 2 phases); it is useful for comprehensive recovery. (Deep Scan is better in the case of heavily corrupted files, because in that situation, Quick Scan may not provide full results)

read backup files

STEP THREE: Select the required corrupted backup file and click “Open”

extract backup files

STEP FOUR: BKF file and its contents now come into your view. On the left side of the window will be the folder hierarchy in the tree structure and on the right side, you can see the contents of every file contained inside the selected BKF

damage BKF files

STEP FIVE: Right Click to select ‘View File’ to view the contents. As you click ‘View File’ the file, File Download pop up box will appear. You can either open or save the file.

recover BKF database

STEP SIX: For extracting any particular file, right click on it and then select ‘Extract File’ option. You can also extract the whole folder by right clicking on the folder from the left tree hierarchy and then clicking ‘Extract Folder’ option. You can also use the ‘Extract’ button and ‘Extract Selected’ button present on the standard toolbar for extracting and saving required files & folders.

Restore invalid BKF file

STEP SEVEN: On clicking the extract option, you will be asked to select specific location to save recovered contents. Browse the location. On selecting it, the final process of saving BKF files & folders will start.

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Go on to Load Next BKF File (If Required)

  • No need to start from first step. Instead, select the backup file prior to this one, whose recovery and extraction are fully done, from left side of the window, whose screenshot is given below. Right click and select “Close Backup File”
  • Now, load the next BKF file
  • Perform similar steps as done earlier with the previous BKF file

Open Recovered Files and Folders

Now, comes your favorite part, where you finally get what you wanted; your backup data back! To open recovered files & folders extracted from the corrupted BKF files, navigate the location that you selected in the seventh step of the recovery process. Double click on the file and open it using respective application.