A similar tool written in Rust, capable of unpacking .idx and .dat files from plaintext backups.
/export file=config /export compact file=config_minimal /export terse open mikrotik backup file
If you are looking at a .backup file and it looks like encrypted garbage, . A similar tool written in Rust, capable of unpacking
If you only have a .backup file, you must use RouterOS itself to convert it. A similar tool written in Rust
Open a terminal (CLI) on the router.
The most reliable way to "read" a backup file without a physical router is to restore it to a virtual Cloud Hosted Router (CHR) .