Extracting Data from Corrupt Exchange Backup Files Using Professional Utilities

Backups are needed to get your business in good standing after a crisis situation. For the same reason, the organizations that run MS Exchange Server are frequently involved in backing up all the data on the server for ensuring high data availability in the event of a disaster like server crash. Exchange backups can be created by Windows NTBackup tool. The backup files carry the extension '.BKF'. These files contain all the '.stm' (Exchange streaming media file), '.edb' (Exchange database), and '.log' files of your Exchange Server database.

Ideal BKF recovery tool to deal with BKF errors and inaccessibility

Distinctive business users have their diverse approaches to handle the data loss crisis scenarios, some manage them by utilizing their interior sources and some prefer to take help from the third party professional software which assures the 100% security.  One such disaster scenario is when Exchange clients face EDB document inaccessibility.

How to Rectify ‘An inconsistency was encountered in the requested backup file’ Error of Exchange BKF

The corruption of Exchange BKF file causes inaccessibility of all the data stored in it. Generally the corrupt Exchange BKF file throws an error message when you try to restore data from it or when you use the Backup to backup the files on a storage media. Let us instantiate this issue. Suppose, you get the following error message while trying to restore data from the Exchange BKF file:

“An inconsistency was encountered in the requested backup file”

Steps to restore corrupted Exchange BKF File

Being an Exchange user for a while you might have faced the worst situation when you were tried to mount server data with the help of BKF file (Backup File) and Exchange showed some exceptional errors. This is the most hectic time for the Exchange administrator.

Exchange Server holds the crucial user’s data thus no organization either big or small can bear such loss. Exchange creates backup file of all the data like emails, contacts, notes, attachments and all. These files are stored with the .bkf extension. Exchange database keeps all the below stated files:

Defining BKF Files, Reasons of their Corruption and How to Resolve it

Microsoft Exchange Server, a client server is Microsoft’s collaborative application. Outlook email application synchronizes with the Exchange Server to facilitate users to send/receive emails. Hence, all the data of emails is stored on the Exchange within the EDB files. The rapid increase in business processes requires quick information exchange. Dependency on emails necessitates fast and efficient access. Microsoft Exchange is developed and designed keeping track of challenges and requirements of different users who tend to use the messaging system frequently. Since emails contain important information; it is a mandate to keep the back up of email data for future requirement. The main components of Microsoft Exchange Server are Active Directory and Information Store.

Very Rare Exchange Server Certificate Error

Here we are going to learn how we can create certificate request in Exchange 2013 version via Exchange Admin Centre and what error may come with its immediate solution. In Exchange Server 2013 version we use web-based Exchange Admin Centre as the GUI for managing Exchange in place of Exchange Management Console. By doing this there comes a little change in process for requesting and importing certificates and now file share and file name is required.

Commercial Tool for Exchange BKF Recovery

We all know that email communication is becoming a part of our day to day life. For the formal use of it like in organizations we need a client server application. In today's life Exchange server is becoming the choice for all types of business since it facilitates so many features.

Exchange Server is a Microsoft product and stores all data in its EDB file. If this file gets damaged then the whole database will be corrupted. Following are the main reasons that are responsible to damage this file: