Restore a .Bak File
Template:CopyeditbotOften patches, updates and cracks create a backup file for you to restore. As the name suggests, Bak stands for Backup. A Bak file does not generally have an application assigned to it.
A bak file for a file : ORG.exe would be ORG.exe.bak and would be located in the same directory.
Steps
- Find the file. Look for the main application that runs on opening the program. Use Properties --> File Target/Open File Location.
- Once you are sure of the file you have got, look for its backup; i.e. .Bak file. Make a copy of the original file in case the backup fails to work.
- Delete the original file.
- Rename the .Bak file. Remove the .Bak part. If there is no preceding .exe, add one.
- After doing this, the original icon should be available and the program should start working as the original.
Warnings
- Make a backup of the file to be restored and to be overwritten.