How to recover WhatsApp history

Any WhatsApp user is used to having multiple individual and group chat channels open. To prevent all this information from being lost, the application itself automatically save all and each of your conversations, so it is possible recover whatsapp history.

Regardless of the time that passes, there is always the option of recover any conversation that may have been deleted, either voluntarily or by mistake.

Recover WhatsApp history on Android

How to recover your history on Android

The first task to do if we want to avoid losing our WhatsApp history, especially in recent conversations, is make a backup, which will allow us to ensure access to the most current information. To do this, we will perform the following steps:

1. We go to Whatsapp> Settings> Chats> Backup
2. Once the process is finished, we will have a copy in our Google Drive and on the phone with a format similar to this: msgstore-YYYY-MM-DD.1.db.crypt14.
3. To access this set of files, we will have to do it through the manager of Files/Whatsapp/Databases.

Restore a history file

Let's see how we can restore whatsapp history file on our phone.

1. We uninstall the WhatsApp application.
2. Decide which file you want or need to restore.
3. We change the name of said file, which we will find like this “mgstore-YYYY-MM-DD.1.db.crypt” and we pass it to “msgstore.db.crypt«.
4. We reinstall the Whatsapp application on our phone.
5. We follow the steps that it indicates until we reach the point where it indicates that there is a backup to restore.

Recover our history on another phone

In the latter case, we find ourselves in the situation of needing recover our history on another phone due to a change of terminal. The steps to follow are very similar to the previous assumption.

1. We install Whatsapp on the new phone.
2. We introduce our phone number, which must correspond to the one we had in the old terminal.
3. It will indicate that there is a backup.
4. We choose the Restore option.

In this case, the history recovery is done from the backup stored in the cloud, so depending on the date of this, it is likely that we are missing some of the latest messages. We can avoid this by making a backup from the old terminal (whenever possible) moments before changing it.

Recover WhatsApp history on iOS

If we find ourselves with the need to recover the WhatsApp history in a iOS device or, what is the same, an iPhone, the essence of the process is the same but the procedure varies slightly, adapting to the differences, especially in the menus and access to options.

Create backup

In this case, we can do it in two different ways: manually and automatically.

Manual backup

1. We enter Whatsapp and click on “Settings”.
2. We look for the “Chats” option and then “Backup”.
3. Select "Back Up Now".

Automatic backup

In this case, the most important thing is to make sure you have capacity on both our phone and iCloud. As an additional recommendation, it is convenient to have our mobile updated, in order to avoid any problem or failure derived from incompatibilities. Once we have verified the space and the software version, we would proceed as follows:

1. We log in to iCloud with our Apple ID.
2. We verify that the iCloud function is activated.
3. From WhatsApp, we select the “Settings” option.
4. We look for the “Chats” option and finally “Automatic copy”.

Restore history from iCloud

In this assumption, we find that our history, for one reason or another was erased. The solution is very simple and fast.

1. If we had done the process explained above, either manually or automatically, we enter WhatsApp and then "Settings".
2. We look for the option “Chats” and then “Backup”.
3. We check that indeed there is a copy of our history saved.
4. We uninstall the WhatsApp application and then reinstall it.
5. We followed the steps and entered the phone number with which we used it.
6. We can only wait for the restoration of our history to be completed.

Export your chat history

If what we want is have a stored copy from our current WhatsApp chat history, it is also possible. In this case, what we would do is send it by email, so we would have easy access.

1. Within WhatsApp, we select that conversation that we want to exporteither individual or group.
2. We click on the name of the chosen contact or group.
3. We are looking for the optionExport Chat» and select it.
4. The next step allows us to choose if we want the files to be exported by choosing «Attach files» or on the contrary we can send only the text through «No files«.
5. To conclude, we introduce our email or the address to which we want to send the history and click on “Send”.

These would be the available options in order to solve any problem that we could have with our WhatsApp. As you have seen, it is best to make sure have a regular backup. The normal thing is that the application itself does it automatically in periods that comprise about 24 hours and in times of little use of the phone, such as early morning.

It should be borne in mind that in order for this automatic copy to be carried out, it is quite common to have selected the option that the run only if the device is connected to a wifi network, thus avoiding the massive use of mobile data.