: Be cautious with extraction tools found online; only use reputable open-source scripts, as backups contain full access credentials to your network. Difference between backup and export-how to monitor changes
Voilà. You have extracted the text from the binary backup.
But there is a common panic moment every administrator faces: You have a backup file ( .backup ), but you don't have the exact same hardware model, or RouterOS version, to restore it onto. The standard .backup file is binary—encrypted and tied to the specific architecture of the device.
Download it from GitHub: git clone https://github.com/ysard/mikrotik-backup-decoder (or use the Python script directly)