Mikrotik Backup Extractor Page

Enter the . This tool (or set of techniques) allows you to bypass the RouterOS restore process and extract the raw configuration data directly from a binary .backup file.

strings config.backup | grep -i "ip address" Semi-readable lines like ;;; Bridge followed by binary garbage, but sometimes you can fish out passwords, usernames, and IPs. mikrotik backup extractor

This is the oldest trick. You do not actually "extract" the file; you restore it into a virtual router and then export it. Enter the