/system backup load name=yourfile.backup
If you cannot use a virtual router, community-developed tools can sometimes decrypt or unpack the binary data into readable chunks. open mikrotik backup file
Directly, . A MikroTik .backup file is a binary, encrypted file . It is designed to be machine-readable only by MikroTik's RouterOS. It contains sensitive data, including passwords, certificates, and hardware-specific information like MAC addresses. /system backup load name=yourfile
Since .backup files are binary, you cannot "open" them to read the configuration directly. However, you can access the information using these methods: Method A: Restore to a MikroTik Device open mikrotik backup file