Recover lost WhatsApp conversations with an Android phone
The messaging application WhatsApp can cause many headaches, but it also has several solutions for some of your problems. One of them is the recovery of lost conversations in a terminal Android And it is thatWhatsApp is in charge of creating backup copies of all of them daily in case something strange happens.The only drawback is that, if you want to secure said backup copy you need a process manualto copy it and keep it safe A question that will interest users who want to install ROMor customized versions of the operating system or who want to maintain conversations when changing mobile phones We explain it step by step below.
The first step is to understand how the WhatsApp backup system works for Android By default and completely automatic, the application performs a backup at 04:00 at dawn each day. These backup copies are transformed into some files that are stored in the folder WhatsApp databases in the terminal (/sdcard/WhatsApp/Databases/). Which can be reached from a computer by connecting the mobile to it using the USB cable.
If the terminal has not undergone any type of format, that is, if has not been deleted all files and restored to factory settings, it is possible to recover WhatsApp conversations with just reinstall the application And it is that, automatically, searches for the backup files and asks if want to be restored to count on conversations again.
But, what happens if the terminal has been completely formatted, the device has been changed or it has been inserted a new ROM? There is a method to recover all these conversations.
1.- To do this, the first thing to do is make a manual backup copyThis is achieved by accessing the Settings menu, selecting Chat Settings and then clicking on the option Save conversations. This will create a new file in the commented out folder Databases with the following name : msgstore (date of backup creation) db.crypst
2.- This file is the last group of stored conversations, but it should be put for good safety along with the rest to avoid any failure type. Therefore, the most sensible thing to do is copy the entire folder called WhatsApp and save it somewhere safe as a folder on computer , a Dropbox account or send it attached in aemail to make sure you always have access to it.
3.- Now it is the turn to restore the conversationsOnce the terminal information has been lost, or formatted or any other problem, you just have to replace the WhatsApp folder inside the path or sdcard folder of the terminal
4.- Again, all you have to do is install the WhatsApp application in the normal way from Google Play , in whose configuration process will detect the files or backups, restoring the one with the most current date That is, the last one performed manually as explained.
