Recovering Data if Phone stolen

Hi,
MY Q5 was stolen last week. I had backed up my data through BB Link. need to know to recover my data as have switched to android. 

Hi and Welcome to the Community!
The native intent of the BB backup file is to be used as the source of restore to a BB device...nothing else. However, there are 3rd party PC apps that can parse and present the data in a usable format...a few minutes on Google and I'm sure you'll find a candidate that suits your needs. (And no, before you ask, I have no recommendations...)
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