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ANDROID Backup for WhatsApp messages

August 1, 2022

Restoring your messages

You can back up your WhatsApp data using local backup and/or Google Drive. A local backup is automatically created on your phone at 2 a.m. every morning and saved as a file on your phone.

Google Drive

You can back up your chats and media to Google Drive, so if you change your phone or have a new If you get a phone call, you can transfer your chats and media.

How to backup to Google Drive?

Open WhatsApp.

Menu Key > Settings > Chats > Tap Chat backup.

Backup to make an immediate backup You can tap strong>, also you can tap Back up to Google Drive to set the backup frequency according to your desire.

If you do not have an existing Google account, when you are redirected to Add account Select strong>.

Tap Backup connection to select the network you want to use for the backup. Please note that backing up over cellular data may incur additional data charges.

Important notes about Google Drive

The initial backup may take some time to complete. Please keep your phone plugged in during this time.
Always set your chat backup frequency, the Google account you back up to, and which link you want to back up on. Menu Key > Settings > Chats > You can change it by going to Chat backup.
Every time you make a new Google Drive backup from the same Google account, the previous one is overwritten. It is not possible to restore an old Google Drive backup.
The media and messages you back up in Google Drive are not protected by WhatsApp end-to-end encryption.

Restore or transfer backups

Confirm your number and WhatsApp will ask you if you want to restore your chats and media. When prompted, simply tap Restore. If WhatsApp cannot find a backup, it may be because:

You are not logged in with the same Google account.
You are not using the phone number used to create the backup.
Your SD card and/or your chat history has been corrupted.
There is no backup file on your phone or Google Drive.

Note: It is important to transfer your data to a new phone. The easiest way is to use Google Drive. If you want to transfer from a local backup, you need to transfer via computer, file browser or SD card. If your data is not saved in /sdcard/WhatsApp/, you can see an “internal” or “master backup” file.

Restoring older backups

Your phone will store your last 7 days local backup files ( Google Drive only keeps the most up to date). If you want to restore an older backup that is not the latest, follow these steps:

Download a file manager app.

Find the sdcard/WhatsApp/Databases file in the file manager app. If your data is not saved on the SD card, you may see an “internal” or “master backup” file instead of sdcard.

Select the backup file you want to restore and its name is msgstore-YYYY-MM-DD.1.db.crypt12 . Change it to db.crypt12. The old backup may have an older protocol name such as crypt9 or crypt10. Do not change the number in the crypt extension.

Remove WhatsApp from your phone.

Reinstall WhatsApp.

Tap Restore when prompted.

Troubleshooting backup and restore

Check the following for issues while creating a Google Drive backup:

Make sure you have a Google account added to your phone.

Make sure your Google Drive account has enough free space to back up.

Make sure Google Play services are installed on your phone. Note: Google Play services are only available for Android 2.3.4 and later.

If you are trying to backup over cellular data network, make sure you have data for both WhatsApp and Google Play services. If you are unsure, please contact your carrier.

Try backing up over a different network (for example, if you can’t back up over a cellular data network, try connecting over Wi-Fi).

Faced with restoring a Google Drive backup. For problems, check the following:

Make sure you are trying to restore from the same phone number and Google account where the backup was created.

Make sure your phone has enough space to restore the backup.

Make sure you have Google Play services installed on your phone. Note: Google Play services are only available on Android 2.3.4 and above.

Make sure your phone is fully charged or your phone is plugged in.

Your phone is powered and Make sure you are connected to a stable internet network. If the restore uses a cellular network connection that doesn’t work, try connecting via Wi-Fi.

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