Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your MBK file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert MBK to another file type
To convert MBK Backups to another format, you need Marg ERP or other Backup software.
Convert a file to MBK
To convert other file formats to the "Application Backup File" file type, you need software like Marg ERP or a similar tool.
About MBK files
The .MBK file extension is a highly fragmented format primarily used for software backups. Its most common modern application is storing database backups for accounting platforms like Marg ERP and MISA SME Accounting Software. Historically, the format was also heavily used by the Nokia PC Suite to back up mobile phone contacts and messages, as well as by Android backup tools like Sprite Mobile and MobiKin. You can natively open these files using the original software that created them, such as Marg ERP, MISA SME, Microsoft Access, or legacy Nokia applications. The primary disadvantage of the .MBK format is its total lack of standardization. Because "MBK" simply stands for "backup," the internal file structure is completely proprietary to the generating application. Users often struggle with these files when migrating accounting data or trying to recover old mobile text messages, discovering that standard tools cannot read the binary or encrypted data. Direct conversion is rare, as the goal is usually data restoration. However, Marg ERP backups are often just ZIP archives in disguise. Extracting them to ZIP, SQL, or standard DB formats is the most effective path to data recovery. This file format is difficult to open because it relies on the specific proprietary architecture of the source software. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or extraction may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your MBK file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert MBK file to PDF, BAK, BACKUP, OLD, TMP, TEMP, ARC, ZIP, TAR, GZ, 7Z or RAR, you can use Marg ERP or similar software from the "System and Database Backup Storage" 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 MBK, try Marg ERP or another comparable tool in the "System and Database Backup Storage" category.
The MBK 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 MBK converter.