Saturday 22 February 2014

Manual Process to Combine All .vcf files to Single .vcf files

When I was searching for a solution to move some contacts (i.e. 263 to be precise) from my phone into a new Google account. When I tried to perform it manually,  it will only let me select one file at a time for importing & it can be a time consuming process for 263 contacts.

It can be done simply with the process explained here:

  • Note down path for your .vcf files or Copy it from address bar
  • Open command prompt (Press Win+R, type CMD then press enter)
  • In command window, type CD then paste (right click and select paste Ctrl+V will not work there), then press enter.
  • Change the current drive to drive with vcf files (if it is in E drive type E:) then enter
  • Then type copy *.VCF all.VCF then press enter
  • Now all the VCF files will be append to newly created all.VCF File & can work on all VCF supported platforms.

Moreover, I have tried to Google it for you.

Thursday 20 February 2014

How to Backup in Windows 8 System - Image Backup & File History

With the availability of two options, user can choose any of the desired option from these two:

1. Launch Windows System Image Backup & Backup Windows 8 system

It is great to have Windows system backup option in Windows 8. You can launch Windows backup tool for that follow:

Control Panel  >> Windows 7 Backup File Recovery & then you can click "Set up backup" option.

Else, you can directly launch Windows backup option with "sdclt.exe" using Command Prompt.



With Windows Backup you will be allowed to have an image backup of full system or selected files & folders on network location or an external drive. You are also allowed to create system repair disc which can be used to repair & restore the system in any bootable situation.

2. Backup Windows 8 With File History

File History is the name of Windows 8 backup which can backup only those files which are available at user data locations i.e. libraries, desktop folder, contacts & favorites. To backup a random folder, you are supposed to add it to your libraries.


With the completion of process to setup File History, Windows will start saving copies of your files on a regular time basis. Files can be saved on a network or to an external drive automatically in the background.

In case you have used an external drive, File History will resume saving process when external drive is plugged in.


Wednesday 19 February 2014

Ntbackup.exe Is Unable to Restore Data - Invalid Data Stream

Situation: When Ntbackup.exe tool is used to restore data from Windows backup file (.bkf), user can face the following error situation:
" Unable to Restore"

Reason: Error situation is faced when Ntbackup.exe encounters with an unknown data stream. There can be stream id's in third-party .bkf file that are unknown to Ntbackup.exe tool & it can be the reason for the cause of error. "Unable to restore" is the error message faced while restoring bkf file via Ntbackup.exe tool as instead of skipping invalid data stream, it comes up with the error.

Solution: Solution for this problem is updated service pack of Windows 2000

It Applies with: MS Windows 2000 Server, MS Windows 2000 Advanced Server, MS Windows 2000 Professional Edition

Important Note: After updating Windows server 2000, you will be unable to restore complete data files as Ntbackup.exe will skip the invalid data stream; just to continue with the restoration process.

Kind Of Problems During Windows XP Backup Restore Into Windows 8.1


Windows 8.1 is not availed with any facility of restoring backup created within older editions of Windows OS so, for sure if you will try forcefully the backup restore of Windows XP to Windows 8.1 then, you may stuck in backup corruption problems. Replacement of backup with File History option into Windows 8.1 is the reason that irritates users who is in need to restore backup data created in old editions of Windows OS into Windows 8 or 8.1.

Even Windows 8 may offer some help towards restoring backup but, you are restricted to do it with the earlier edition of Windows i.e. Windows 8.1. All those who have desire to work with this meliorated interface of Windows OS are looking for a safe solution to add up the backup into Windows 8.1 can undoubtedly use our BKF revival program that will easily revive damaged data of backup file.

Even though you can try to go for this method which can be helpful in some wayshttp://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windows-and-office/restore-a-windows-xp-backup-in-windows-8/

In case you have tried to restore backup of Windows XP to Windows 8.1 and you have found that some data of backup files is skipped during restoration, you are gifted with SysTools BKF Repair Tool that is enriched with features to handle and eradicate backup data destruction concerns.