You can unpack and repack a MikroTik backup (.backup) by treating it as a binary blob that RouterOS can read; here’s a concise how-to story-style walkthrough showing the steps and precautions.
: Drag your edited .rsc file into the Files window in Winbox. open mikrotik backup file repack
You have a .backup file. It contains the golden configuration of a live router—firewall rules, queues, VPN secrets, and routing tables. But there is a catch: You can unpack and repack a MikroTik backup (
: It can even swap out the user database from a default backup to reset a forgotten password. RouterOS Backup Tools (Rust) open mikrotik backup file repack