Extract text from Config and cache files (MC)
To convert MC Config files to another format, you need ASUS PC Probe II or other Settings software.
To convert other file formats to the "System Configuration File" file type, you need software like ASUS PC Probe II or a similar tool.
The .mc file extension is primarily a configuration or data cache file used by multiple, completely unrelated software programs. Most commonly, it acts as a driver installation configuration file for DriverPack Solution or a PC configuration file for ASUS PC Probe II. Other variations include material cache files for Nintendo Switch games, APX radio codeplug files managed by Motorola Solutions CPS, and geometry cache files utilized by Autodesk Maya.
The primary disadvantage of the .mc format is severe fragmentation. Because "MC" is a generic acronym, many developers use it for proprietary, closed-ecosystem data. These files are typically highly specialized, storing binary machine code, game textures, or hardware configurations. They are not meant to be shared, and they are completely unsupported by standard web browsers or operating systems. Without the exact software that created the file - some of which require expensive subscriptions - a generic .mc file is practically unreadable.
Users often attempt to convert .mc files hoping to extract 3D models, hardware logs, or radio configurations. However, traditional online converters fail to process them because .mc is not a standardized document format. For text-based variants - such as MaxCut cutting jobs (saved in UTF-8) or Magic Composer projects (saved in XML) - the best conversion target is TXT or XML. For Microsoft MakeCode Arcade projects, which are actually disguised ZIP archives, converting them to standard ZIP allows you to extract the contents. Attempting to force a conversion on binary hardware or game cache files will result in total data corruption and loss of functionality.
Because these files are heavily proprietary, often only the original software can properly read, apply, or export the data. This makes conventional conversion a massive challenge. Our platform will analyze the binary signature of the file, display any raw text, and identify if a supported underlying format is embedded inside.
Convert.Guru analyzes your MC file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted MCADDON, MCTEMPLATE, ZIP, MCWORLD, ZS, JAR, MP4, MCSTRUCTURE, PDF, MCPACK, PNG, SCHEM and RAR files.
If you want to convert MC file to C, BEAM, NC, UC, OBJ, FBX, DAE, 3DS, MAX, BLEND, MA or MB, you can use ASUS PC Probe II or similar software from the "Configuration & Data Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DWG, DAE, X3D, IGES, WRL, JT, SKP, 3DS, 3DM, OBJ, STEP or FBX files to MC, try ASUS PC Probe II or another comparable tool in the "Configuration & Data Storage" category.
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 MC converter.