The command /export is your friend, but relying solely on one type of backup is a trap. This guide will show you the way to protect, restore, and migrate your MikroTik configurations.
/export terse show-sensitive file=my_config_2025-04-12 mikrotik backup restore better
/export file=firewall-only from=filter /export file=interfaces-only from=interface /export file=dhcp-only from=dhcp-server,dhcp-client The command /export is your friend, but relying
Edit the .rsc file in a text editor, remove lines you don’t need, then: The command /export is your friend
Go to and add this:
# Restore only firewall /import firewall-bak.rsc