Extract text from RDG files
To convert your RDG file to another format, you need RDCMan or other Settings software.
To convert other file formats to the "Configuration File" file type, you need software like RDCMan or a similar tool.
The .RDG file extension is most frequently associated with the Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan), a utility formerly managed by Microsoft and now maintained under the Sysinternals suite. These files function as XML-formatted containers that store the hierarchy of server groups, connection settings, and login credentials (often encrypted) for system administrators managing large server farms. While convenient for use within RDCMan, the format can create major obstacles for migration; users often find themselves locked into the tool because the data isn't natively exportable to universal formats like CSV or XLSX. If you are migrating to a modern remote desktop manager like Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager or mRemoteNG, you typically need to convert the .RDG file into a raw XML or TXT format to parse out the server list.
A secondary, stickier use case involves legacy files from TechSmith Morae, a now-discontinued usability testing software. In this context, the .RDG file is actually a ZIP container disguised with a different extension. Users attempting to open these old recordings often hit a dead end because the software is no longer supported. The practical workaround is to treat the file as an archive - converting or renaming it to ZIP allows you to extract the raw video (AVI, WMV) and data files trapped inside without needing the original $1,000+ software suite.
Convert.Guru analyzes your RDG file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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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 RDG converter.