Before disaster happens, verify your backup can actually restore:
Automated verification:
# After backup creation
/export file=verify.rsc hide-sensitive
/import file=verify.rsc check-only
/file remove [find where name~".backup" and age>7d]
/file remove [find where name~".rsc" and age>7d]
Use when: The same router, same OS version, and you need a complete rollback now. mikrotik backup restore better
/system backup load name=auto-apr-12-2025.backup
Warning: This will reboot the router and completely overwrite the current config. Before disaster happens, verify your backup can actually