How to restore the messages in whatsapp

How to recover WhatsApp messages

The more we use WhatsApp in our daily communications, the more chance we are storing crucial information in those chats. It could be something mundane like a doctor’s appointment time or something serious like an agreement to buy a high-value item or proof of a debt from someone. It could even be chats from a now-deceased loved one that you don’t want to lose. Whatever it is, if you accidentally delete any of it, you need to be able to recover those WhatsApp messages.

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The answer to recovering WhatsApp messages is a bit drastic, but the only effective method nonetheless. You have to uninstall WhatsApp from your phone, reinstall it, then restore all of your messaging history from a backup. Assuming you haven't backed up after deleting the crucial messages, WhatsApp will reload all your messages, including the deleted ones.

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How to recover deleted messages on Android
How to recover deleted messages on iPhone

Note: Before proceeding, remember that if you delete a message — and then back up your archive — those deleted messages will then be wiped in that backup. At that point, the messages will be unrecoverable. So if you have deleted a message you need to recover, make sure any automated backups are immediately canceled — and don’t back up anything manually!

How to recover deleted messages on Android

First, delete WhatsApp from your phone, then reinstall it. You will have to do the whole setup again with your phone number and verify the number. You also need to have your two-step authentication number ready if you had that set up with the previous installation.

Once you have verified your number, it will tell you if it has detected a backup on Google Drive. If it has, it will invite you to restore it. If you tap SKIP, bear in mind that you will not be able to restore from Google Drive without uninstalling and reinstalling again. But you can select SKIP if you intend to restore from a local backup. More on that in the next section.

Your backup will now be downloaded to your phone and restored. How long it takes will depend on the size of your archive and your internet connection speed.

Once the backup has been completed, you’ll be asked to fill in your display name and enter your two-factor authentication code again. Then your messages will appear on the screen.

Restoring from a local backup

If, instead, you have backed up your WhatsApp archive to your device’s local storage, or an SD card, this is how you can restore it.

Use a file manager such as Google Files to access your phone’s internal storage. Find the WhatsApp folder — the location varies from device to device, so you may have to do a bit of hunting. When you find the folder, go to Databases, and you should see a file named like this. The name of your file will vary slightly.

Change its name so it has the word BACKUP in it, so msgstore_BACKUP.db.crypt14. Find the file in that folder that you want to restore (likely the most recently dated one) and change its name to the previous file. In this case, it would be msgstore.db.crypt14.

Now uninstall WhatsApp, reinstall it, and go through the initial setup again. When it comes time to restore a backup, since there’s no Google Drive backup to detect, it will detect the local storage version instead.

Restoring from an earlier backup

If you have more than one backup stored on local storage or SD card, you can opt to leap-frog over the most recent backup and choose an earlier one instead.

The method here is virtually identical to the previous method, except each file in the Databases section will have a date attached, such as msgstore-YYYY-MM-DD.1.db.crypt14. Earlier backups may have crypt13 or crypt12 at the end, but you shouldn’t change this number.

All you need to do is select the one you want to restore and remove the date so it is renamed, in this case, msgstore.1.db.crypt14. But before you do that, make sure the file that already has that name has BACKUP added to the name. You obviously can’t have two files with the same name.

Now go through the reinstallation process of WhatsApp, and select Restore.

How to recover deleted messages on iPhone

Since an iPhone doesn’t support SD cards or restoring from local storage, the only way is through an iCloud backup. In many ways, this greatly simplifies the whole process.

It is the same as restoring an Android phone from Google Drive. Uninstall and reinstall WhatsApp on the iPhone. Set up and verify your number again. Select Restore, and it will detect your iCloud backup, where you can then get everything to reset.

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FAQs

There is no official method from WhatsApp, as Google Drive-based WhatsApp backups are incompatible with iOS devices. Again though, many paid third-party apps claim to be able to do it. Take these claims with a pinch of salt, though.

You need to have a backup of some description. Because of end-to-end encryption, WhatsApp doesn’t keep copies of your messages on its servers. Plus, from a cost point of view, it’s cheaper to leverage Google Drive or iCloud as backup options. If you haven’t backed up to the cloud, you’ll need to have a backup in your internal storage or SD card. But this only applies to Android devices.

How to Recover Deleted WhatsApp Messages

You can recover deleted WhatsApp messages by restoring your data from a backup.
Androids can recover WhatsApp messages from a Google Drive or local backup, and iPhone can recover from an iCloud backup.
If you deleted some messages and then backed up, those messages will also be deleted from the backup and won't be recoverable.

If you use WhatsApp, you may be wondering how to recover your deleted WhatsApp messages. The app does provide a way to get it done, but only by restoring your information from a backup.

The process will depend on the kind of phone you're using — and where the backup data has been stored. Here's how to do it on Android or iPhone.

Quick tip: You need to have backed up your WhatsApp to be able to recover the messages. And if you've only backed up your WhatsApp data after deleting the messages, then they will not be recoverable.

How to recover deleted WhatsApp messages on Android

Again, you have to already have backed up your WhatsApp messages for this to work. If you reinstall the app without any prior backups from Google Drive, however, WhatsApp will attempt to restore it from your local backup file automatically.

From a Google Drive back-up:

1. Uninstall and then reinstall WhatsApp.

2. Open the app and verify your number.

3. Tap Restore.

4. Select Next.

Your chats will then pop up once the initialization process is complete. After that, WhatsApp will start restoring your media files.

From a local back-up

If you have an Android and backed up your WhatsApp account to the phone's local backup, here's how to restore your deleted messages.

1. Go to your File Manager.

Quick tip: If you can't find the file manager, you may have to download the Google Files app.

2. Go into the WhatsApp folder and then tap Database.

3. Choose the file called msgstore.db.crypt12.

4. Rename it to msgstore_BACKUP.db.crypt12.

5. Select the most recently dated backup and rename it to msgstore.db.crypt12.

6. Open the Google Drive app, tap the three-line icon and tap Backups.

7. Delete the WhatsApp backup in the backups folder.

8. Uninstall and then reinstall WhatsApp.

9. Open the app and verify your phone number.

10. Tap Restore.

How to recover deleted WhatsApp messages on iPhone

As with Androids, you need a backup to recover your messages on an iPhone, though unlike Android, this backup will have been made through iCloud.

Quick tip: If you aren't sure that you have a chat backup, you can verify it by opening WhatsApp, going into the settings tab, selecting Chats and then going to Chat Backup.

1. Uninstall and then reinstall WhatsApp on your phone.

2. Open the app and verify your phone number.

3. Tap Restore to start the process of restoring your information from a backup and getting your deleted messages back.

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Restore deleted messages with a backup file

WhatsApp automatically creates a backup file of all messages in your Android smartphone's internal memory every 24 hours. The backup is always created at 2 am. If the backup did not take place before the message was deleted, follow these steps:

Delete WhatsApp and download the application again. Then launch WhatsApp. nine0008
Link WhatsApp to your phone number, as you did the first time, go through verification.
When you start WhatsApp, you will be notified that a backup file has been found and you will be asked if you want to restore it. Click "OK" to recover deleted messages.

Your deleted messages will be restored. See below for how to restore old backups.

How to save current WhatsApp message history

"Backup Chat History" in WhatsApp

Before restoring old message history, you must save your current message history, otherwise it will be lost. Please note, however, that this action will overwrite the most recent backup made by WhatsApp. Proceed as follows:

Open WhatsApp and press the menu button in the upper right corner.
In "Settings" select "Chats" > "Chat Backup" .
Button "Save" creates a current backup.

You can also see when the last backup was made using Google Drive. Very old messages can only be restored using the instructions in the first paragraph using Google Drive Backup if the backup has not been done for a long time.

WhatsApp message recovery: - up to 7 days

How to recover old messages

With automatic WhatsApp backup file, only messages sent no earlier than 7 days ago can be restored. How to recover messages:

First install a file manager from Google Play, such as ES File Explorer or File Manager .
In the File Manager navigate to the path "local WhatsApp/Databases" and find the file "msgstore.db.crypt" .
This is the latest WhatsApp backup. Rename the file to "msgstore.db.cryptXX" (see screenshot).
Now uninstall WhatsApp and run the path again "/local/WhatsApp/Databases/" via File Manager.
Older backups are stored in the format msgstore -YYYY-MM-DD.1.db.crypt. Find the desired backup and rename the file to msgstore.db.crypt .

If you download WhatsApp for Android again, you will be prompted to create a backup after you launch it. Confirm the process, after which the required backup will be written. nine0005

Use special programs

If the previous method turned out to be too complicated for you, you can use programs from third-party developers that are created specifically for data recovery. For example, Tenorshare UltData. Everything is simple and clear in it.

First you will need to prepare your smartphone for recovery - enter developer mode. It's safe (as long as you don't change things you don't understand in this mode). Usually, to access the developer mode, you need to go along the path "Settings" - "About phone" and click on the item "Build number" 7 times until a message appears about entering the mode. Now to the process itself. nine0005

1 . Install the program on the computer, connect the smartphone with a cable to the USB connector. Click the "Restore WhatsApp Data" button.

2. The program will prompt you to back up your data. Agree, it's always helpful. Then you can start recovery.

3. After scanning, UltData will display a list of messages that can be recovered. You need to choose the ones you need. And click the "Restore" button.

nine0004 If you have an iPhone or iPad, you need to download the iOS version of Tenorshare UltData.

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Quick ways through backups or third party software.

How to restore chats on Android

From a Google Drive backup

You can fully restore deleted WhatsApp chats from Google Drive only if you first activate the backup function. To do this, in the application settings, you need to go along the path "Chats" → "Backup of chats", and then set the frequency of creating a backup: daily, weekly or monthly. nine0005

The backup will only be stored in the Google account that originally started the backup. To restore correspondence, you need to use the same phone number to which your account in the messenger is registered.

Install or reinstall WhatsApp. Open the app and verify your phone number.
Confirm the request to restore chats and media files from the Google Drive backup.
When the process is complete, click Next. nine0008
If there were media files in the backup, the application will continue to restore them in the background after the chats are returned.

From a local backup

Your device stores local backup files from the last week. To recover deleted messages, you need to transfer these entries to the folder with the WhatsApp chat database using a file manager.

Start the file manager on your smartphone.
The files you need are located in the local storage or on the SD card. To find them, follow the path Android → media → com. whatsapp → WhatsApp. This folder contains three directories: Backups, Databases, and Media. Migrate content from Backups to Databases. nine0008
Reinstall and open WhatsApp. Verify your phone number.
The application will offer to restore chats and media files from a local backup if it does not find a backup in Google Drive. Click Restore.

With a specialized application

There are a large number of WhatsApp data recovery tools. For example, Tenorshare UltData, Wondershare MobileTrans, iMyFone D-Back and similar programs. They should pull up deleted chats and other information both from the smartphone’s memory and from backups. nine0005

Almost all apps require a subscription to enable WhatsApp data recovery. At the same time, they do not have extraordinary algorithms for rolling back deleted files. For example, the mobile version of the UltData for Android application uses the same reserves as the messenger itself. Therefore, it is not worth placing high hopes on such programs. But you can use one of these PC utilities if other methods have not worked.

In most cases the sequence is very similar:

Connect your smartphone to your computer with a cable and open the recovery program.
On the main screen, select Restore WhatsApp Data or similar.
Put the device into USB debugging mode. The application will display the appropriate instructions.
After connecting your smartphone, proceed to the next step by clicking the Next or Start button. Most often, at this point, a window appears with a description of paid features and a call to purchase. Pay for a subscription or one-time cost. nine0008
Next, the program may offer to make a copy of the data just in case.
The application will search and after a few minutes will display a list of found chats. Check all the ones you need and click "Restore".
Select a location to save data on the device.

How to restore chats on iOS

From an iCloud backup

You can use auto-save to iCloud to back up and restore your chat history. As in the case of Android, you must first activate the backup in the WhatsApp settings. nine0005

You can only start recovery with the same Apple ID that you use with iCloud. At the same time, the amount of free space in the cloud and in the memory of your device must be at least twice the size of the backup.

Make sure you have backed up your chats in iCloud. To do this, follow the path WhatsApp → "Settings" → "Chats" → "Backup". The date and time of the last save should be entered here.
Uninstall and reinstall WhatsApp. nine0008
After verifying your phone number, follow the instructions on the screen to restore your chat history.

Using third party software

For iOS, there are versions of the same software as for Android. All of them require payment, but they do not give guarantees for the full restoration of correspondence. Rather, it's just a more convenient way to selectively search for backups in local storage or the cloud than the full processing of all chats saved in iCloud.