All about BKF Files

The BKF file type is primarily associated with BKF Recovery.

BKF	File extension: BKF
	File type:	data backup file

What is a BKF file?

BKF files mostly belong to BKF Recovery by Aryson Technologies Private Limited. BKF file is an archive file that stores backup copy of Windows NT, Windows XP Pro or Windows XP home system. BKF stores backup for documents and folders selected by the user. BKF backup file is used to restore files on the original system as well as on other Microsoft Windows operating systems. NTBackup application is used to restore the file on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10.

How to open a BKF file

You need a suitable software like BKF Recovery to open a BKF file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your BKF file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a BKF file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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Programs that open and convert BKF files:

BKF Recovery by Aryson Technologies Private Limited
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. BKF files are often referred to as BKF Recovery backups because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Moto Racer Archive
NT Backup - Restore Utility (data backup file) by Microsoft Corporation
NTBackup is the built-in backup application introduced in Windows NT. NTBackup supports various OS features including backing up the workstation's system state. This file format is classified as Backup. Related links: NTBackup wikipedia page, winhelponline page
WindowsXP (system file) by Microsoft
Windows XP is an operating system which was developed by Microsoft as a part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. It was the successor to both Windows 2000 for professional users and Windows Me for home users. It was released to manufacturing on August 24th 2001, and broadly released for retail sale on October 25th 2001. This file format is classified as Backup. Related links: Windows XP Wikipedia Page, extremtech page

BKF file extension format:

The file format determines how the data is stored in the file. A file format is determined by the file extension and signature, so JPEG images have the extension .jpg and the first bytes in the file are ÿØÿ. File extension, signature and file format must match; otherwise errors will occur when the file is opened. If there are problems opening a file, you must first determine the file format used. Our examination of the BKF files comes to the following conclusion:

The BKF file extension is rarely used and mainly uses a defined BKF format. However, the following two file formats are common:

90% of all BKF files belong to Windows NTBackup archive. They consist of illegible, cryptic characters. The average file size is 4 GB with most files being between 24 MB and 93 GB in size. This is an old file type which is rarely used today. The files contain the following words: TAPE, Media, Backup and created. A usual file name is Backup.bkf or B2D20180601.bkf.

All other BKF files (10%) have no uniform format. If you want to find out which format your BKF file belongs to, just click on the button "Choose your .bkf file to analyze".

Technical Data for BKF File Extension

File classification:

Backup

Related files:

bkp, bkt, bks, backup, win, qsf, nbi

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: msbackupfile, FileType: Microsoft Backup File, AppName: NT Tape Backup Utility

ProgramID: msbackupfile, FileType: Microsoft Backup File, AppName: ntbackup
EXEFile: ntbackup.exe

ProgramID: msbackupfile, FileType: Windows Backup File, AppName: Windows Backup Utility
EXEFile: ntbackup.exe

ProgramID: msbackupfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\dllcache\ntbackup.exe

ProgramID: msbackupfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\ntbackup.exe

ProgramID: msbackupfile
EXEFile: blank

ProgramID: msbackupfile
EXEFile: C:\I386\SYSTEM32\SMSS.EXE %1

ProgramID: DUP5.Files
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Dragon UnPACKer 5\drgunpack5.exe

ProgramID: msbackupfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\SysWow64\ntbackup.exe

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a bkf data backup file is a special file format by Aryson Technologies Private Limited and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with BKF files

Associate the BKF file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open data backup files. Because only the current version supports the latest BKF file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Aryson Technologies Private Limited manufacturer website after an available BKF Recovery update.
To make sure that your BKF file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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