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Supermean's avatar
Supermean
Level 3
12 years ago

How to stop .BKF files from being produced?

Hi All   We are running symantec backup exec 12.5 and I have been trying to clear up some space on the server.  I notice that there was alot of these files and wanted to move them somewhere else ...
  • Colin_Weaver's avatar
    12 years ago

    If you can't find the job that is creating these files then you may have to log a formal support case for us to take a more in-depth look (I believe 12.5 remains under partial support so you should still be able to do this - assuming you have a support agreement). You other option would be to choose to start with an Empty Backup Exec database and then re-configure/recreate all your configuration from zero - however this is a very drastic option that will have other effects (loss of media retention settiongs etc)

    A quick thought however Windows Backup (that is built into the Operating System) can also create bkf files - I assume no one has configured this to use the same output folder as Backup Exec.