Check and select your .rsc file in the Run After Reset dropdown.

Log into your main router right now. Run /export file=manual_backup sensitive . Download that file. Store it somewhere outside your network. That single act is the first step to a "better" restoration strategy.

For added redundancy, MikroTik allows storing backups on their cloud servers. Navigate to in Winbox. Enable Cloud backup.

Once created, that file from WinBox to your desktop immediately.

This guide will walk you through why standard backups fail, how to build a recovery strategy that works in under 10 minutes, and the specific scripts that will save your job.

Once the router reboots with no configuration, upload your .rsc file. Import the script via the terminal: /import file=core_router_export.rsc Use code with caution.

Allows you to clean up and adjust settings for a different model. Off-site Safety Cloud Backup

This guide breaks down the "better" way to handle MikroTik backups, ensuring you can recover from any scenario—from a misconfiguration to a total hardware failure.

A human-readable text file containing a sequence of Terminal commands that rebuild the configuration.