Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your MABK file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert MABK to another file type
To convert MABK backups to another format, you need Rescue and Smart Assistant or other Backup software.
Convert a file to MABK
To convert other file formats to the "Android Backup Archive" file type, you need software like Rescue and Smart Assistant or a similar tool.
About MABK files
A .MABK file is a proprietary Moto Android Backup File created by Motorola smartphones. These files store user data, including contacts, SMS messages, call histories, and application data, for safe keeping or migration to a new device. Typically, these files are managed using the Rescue and Smart Assistant application provided by Lenovo. The main disadvantage of the .MABK format is severe vendor lock-in. Because it is a proprietary container, you cannot open a .MABK file natively on Windows, macOS, or standard web browsers. It requires specific Lenovo software. This causes immense frustration when users switch to hardware from Samsung, Apple, or Google, as the backup becomes practically useless without the original device. To regain access to your data, you must extract or convert the internal contents into standard formats. Contacts should be exported to VCF, messages to XML, and media into standard ZIP or TAR archives. Because this is a closed, proprietary format, standard online converters fail to process it. Usually, only the original hardware and software can accurately unpack the data. If our analysis detects a standard underlying or embedded archive format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your MABK file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert MABK file to BAK, BACKUP, OLD, TMP, TEMP, ARC, ZIP, TAR, GZ, 7Z, RAR or ISO, you can use Rescue and Smart Assistant or similar software from the "Android Device Backup Archive" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SNAPSHOT, OLD, IMG, RESTORE, ISO, COPY, VMDK, TMP, VHD, BAK, ARCHIVE or BACKUP files to MABK, try Rescue and Smart Assistant or another comparable tool in the "Android Device Backup Archive" category.
The MABK Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our MABK converter.