Using NTBKUP.exe to restore corrupt .bkf

[CrypticMyst]

This is refrencing from this thread thread531-1387654.

I have finally found the best solution for using this tool, I have noticed the biggest issue people have had is re-creating the directory structure for the lost files, well here is the command to grab all files and keep the structure with it:

Copy your .bkf and ntbkup.exe file to the same directory somewhere on your computer, best if they are in the same directory for ease of use.

Create a sub-directory called files or something.

Open Command Prompt and CD to the subdirectory that you created for your files

Run this command in your command prompt:

..\ntbkup ..\sample.bkf -p C:+

That will grab all folders and files under the C:\ Directory

If you have seperate sets in one .bkf file and you want to get a specific one then use the -s# command where # is the set number or if you want all sets and have the files merged as they get extracted then use the wild card* like this. -s* and that will get all sets.

**NOTE: By using the default command I've used above, that will only get the first set, use the -s* at the end to get all files in the backup.**

 

[goombawaho]

Ok, but how would you RESTORE the files if the file refuses to be "read" by the NTBACKUP GUI?? I could really care less about seeing the directory structure or what was backed up. I want to be able to restore from a "corrupt" BKF file and get what's in there back into another location.

I'll worry about picking and choosing what I want after everything is restored.

In one circumstance, I purchased a utility to restore a corrupted BKF, but it didn't give me all the data I was expecting. But, I couldn't confirm what supposedly had been backed up, so I didn't know if the utility gave me everything that was backed up or left some data in the BKF file.

OVERALL TAKE HOME LESSON: Best to use a third party utility that is more reliable than NTBACKUP.