[postcd]

Hello,

i would like to create backup of my forum so there is no need for a database, so it is static files, but would be good if it keep hyperlinks and basic text formating.

Which tools i can use please?

I tried "wget -mk" and httrack, but it is no way to go as it is producing too many unnecessary files and page elements like login forms, reply buttons etc.

[Dave]

Enable the forum archive at AdminCP > Settings > Options > Search Engine Friendly Archive > Forum Archive Enabled and then only crawl the archive pages. The archive pages are quite basic but do what you want.