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Darkatek7
Aspirant
Dec 15, 2022

Netgear Nighthawk XR1000 Backup only Creates a 23 KB file instead of a correct Backup

Hello There,   I have the following problem. When i backup my DumaOS Settings the "NETGEAR_XR1000.cfg" is only 23 KB big instead of an actual config backup file.      When restoring ...
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Darkatek7
Aspirant
Dec 15, 2022

Chrome and Brave (Laptop)

Brave (iPhone)

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Dec 15, 2022

Try MS Edge or FireFox on a PC?

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    Darkatek7
    Aspirant
    Dec 15, 2022

    No luck either...

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      Darkatek7
      Aspirant
      Dec 15, 2022

      Is there a way to check if the config file is corrupt etc on the router or using ssh?

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        Darkatek7
        Aspirant
        Dec 15, 2022

        When trying to backup the default config of my router i get an 123kb file. So I guess something always breaks my config file for some reason?