Extract text from Remote Desktop group files (RDG)
To convert RDG group files 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 typically functions as a Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) group file created by Microsoft. It uses standard XML to store server configurations, logon credentials, and display settings for multiple remote machines. Alternatively, the .RDG extension is used by TechSmith Morae, a discontinued UX testing software, to store usability study recordings in a compressed ZIP format.
Users face significant challenges with both formats. Microsoft RDCMan is an aging utility, and its .RDG files are not natively supported by macOS or Linux. Migrating your server list to modern tools like mRemoteNG requires parsing the XML data. Morae .RDG files are worse: they are completely proprietary. Because TechSmith discontinued Morae, you need an old software license just to open legacy recordings.
To migrate away from RDCMan, you should convert the .RDG file to CSV or standard XML to import your server lists into alternative managers. For Morae recordings, users desperately need standard MP4 or AVI files for universal playback.
These file formats are highly specific. Standard online converters fail to process them because they do not understand the proprietary XML schemas or embedded Morae codecs. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the data. Our analysis can detect the underlying XML or embedded ZIP media, giving you a chance to extract your locked data.
Convert.Guru analyzes your RDG file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted RDM, RGD, RDB, XML, CONF, SPDESIGNCONFIG, INI, RDP and CSV files.
If you want to convert RDG file to RDP, CSV, XML, RDM, DB, SQLITE, SQLITE3, MDB, ACCDB, DBF, ODB or FDB, you can use RDCMan or similar software from the "Remote Desktop Connection Settings" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert NDF, SQLITE3, BAK, RDB, SQL, DB4, MDF, MDB, LDF, DB, DB3 or SQLITE files to RDG, try RDCMan or another comparable tool in the "Remote Desktop Connection Settings" category.
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