How to recover lost WhatsApp conversations
There are different situations and problems that can make lose WhatsApp conversations or chats Either uninstalling WhatsApp or involuntary deletion of messages, can cause conversations held through this extended communication tool to be lost . However, is all lost? The answer is no, and that is that there is a very useful resource to recover at least the majority of conversations: the backup copies that each night makes WhatsAppOf course, as long as the terminal is not changed, since WhatsApp stores these copies on the device and not on its servers.
This is a feature that can be found on all major platforms, Android and iPhone , although with different methods Thus, in terminals with Google's operating system , the application makes automatic saves every 24 hours of all conversations on the mobile or SD memory card This means the possibility of returning torestore those conversations in the same terminal at any other time. Although they will always lose those that have been maintained between the time they were saved and the loss of the conversation
The method to restore these conversations is very simple, and they come hand in hand with the application itself WhatsAppIt is only necessary to reinstall the application and press the button Restore when the user is informed of that there is a backup copy of these messages. But what about the messages that are sent between the creation of the backups? WhatsApp offers a function in the menu Settings, Chat settings, Save conversation to store manually all messages and conversations with a full term of seven days This creates a file in the terminal that can be restored with the same process, but expanding to all messages sent and received up to the date of its creation, and not until04:00 in the morning of each day, moment in which WhatsApp makes its backup copy automatic
Users of iPhone, for their part, have another very effective system , and that is that they can make use of the virtues of data synchronization with iTunes and iCloud to avoid losing any chat.Thus, you must make sure to perform a periodic synchronization or cbackup of the terminal. This means saving all the files that are on the iPhone, including the conversations Of this In this way, when an error occurs and the chats are lost, just access the option Restoreafter selecting the terminal from iTunes after connecting.
Both methods require backup copies However, there is still another common method that is quite effective for maintaining conversations. This is the possibility of send them by mail, an option found from the menu of each chat This means securing a copy in the email account of the conversation, although not in the smartphone A good way to safely secure the proof of the conversation, but without being able to consult it as old messages from the application itself.
Therefore, it's best to make sure to take backup copies, especially before tinkering with the application or the terminal, fearing that the chats may be lost. But, if what you want is to have a safe copy of the conversations, it is best to autosend them by email
