Touchscreen devices are great, but can also be frustrating. A simple tap on the wrong option, for example, and your WhatsApp chat history is gone.
You meant to hit Add a conversation shortcut, but instead, you tapped Delete chat. Then you clicked “Yes” without thinking!
Your chats are gone now. leaving you without a record. How do you get them back?
Restoring WhatsApp Chats
It’s surprisingly simple to recover anything less than seven days old: just uninstall the app, then reinstall it. WhatsApp automatically creates a backup of your chat data everyday at 4 am system time, and this data is stored on the SD card of your Android phone. When you re-install the app, you are prompted to restore your message history. Simply tap Restore and everything less than seven days old is restored.
Done.
On iOS, the process is even simpler. After accidentally deleting a message thread, just give your phone a shake and WhatsApp will ask if you’d like to undo the Archive action. Tap on Yes and the message thread will magically reappear.
Bear in mind that this “undo” trick only works for the last deleted message thread. So if you accidentally deleted more than one thread, it will only recover the most recent one.
Recovering Older Chats
Chats older than seven days old are slightly more difficult to restore.
This method only works if WhatsApp is set to back up to the local internal memory or SD card. So if you’ve set it to also backup to Google Drive, you’ll need to disconnect that first.
Remove your microSD card from your phone and insert it into a reader connected to your computer. Then navigate to the Database folder in the SD card – the exact route is:
/sdcard/WhatsApp/Databases
In the Databases folder, you will see several files: these are your chat backup files. You will notice that they are saved with names like “msgstore-YYYY-MM-DD.1.db.crypt” where “YYYY-MM-DD” is the year, month and date respectively. (For more information on how to browse Android folders, please read our Android Guide The Android Beginner's Guide: How to Set Up Your First Smartphone The Android Beginner's Guide: How to Set Up Your First Smartphone If you're just getting started with your first Android smartphone, this in-depth guide has everything you need to know. Read More ).
First, rename “msgstore.db.crypt” (which is the most recent chat database), adding “OLD” or something similar to the filename. Then check out the files below: there should be several files marked with different dates. Select the file that you want to restore – find a file from before you accidentally deleted everything – and rename it “msgstore.db.crypt”.
Insert the microSD card back in your Android device, then uninstall and re-install WhatsApp. Choose Restore when prompted. The chat file saved as “msgstore.db.crypt” will be selected and voilà, your old messages are restored.
Take note that restoring an earlier chat file will delete your current chat history, and there’s no simple way to merge your new message with your old, recovered messages. You can restore your new messages by repeating the process above, replacing your new msgstore.db.crypt with the “OLD” one.
Locating Deleted Images, Video & Audio
It may come as a surprise, but when you delete images and video from your WhatsApp chat history they aren’t really erased until you delete them. Locating WhatsApp images and video that you have deleted from the chat history is therefore fairly easy. On your phone, go to File Manager and in the WhatsApp folder open the Audio, Images or Video folder depending on the media you are trying to locate. Scroll through the list to find the file. You can also do this on your computer by connecting your phone via a USB cable and browsing the WhatsApp folders as shown in the screen shot below.
You should find everything here.
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Oh, and accidental deletion of messages is a common problem across all messaging platforms – not just WhatsApp. Worse, you could deleted some important documents, like Microsoft Office files (we’ll show you how to get them back How to Recover Deleted Office Files How to Recover Deleted Office Files Lost a crucial file and need to get it back? These tips will help you recover your Office documents in no time at all. Read More ).
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I want to delete a chat and donot want it to b recovered by anyone....
How is it possible?
How to recover the chats of frds
I followedthe steps and it didint work
My whatsap delert by mistake I don't know how to restore it back pls help me
can i restore my watsapp messages which were deleted a years ago
can i restore all the watsapp messages from my first use of watsapp...i have updated my app several times
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I deleted my messages and I want them...this happened in the morning and yesterday plis hepl me
I deleted chat by mistake but don't know how to recover the conversation back. Will u pls help in this?
Unfortunately I deleted my whatsapp images. Kindly send it.please help.
i need my chat history from april to oct pls help to get my messages & images back
Please I need my friend Flynn Philip and with me WhatsApp chat fully from15th August to 20th October chat history fully I need would you help means iam very much thankful to you
I want my deleted WhatsApp history with Flynn Philip August 15th to Oct 20th 2017 chatt fully I need please help iam very much thankful to you send my email
I want my deleted chats in February
I've deleted resent pictures on what's app and when I deleted my confercation it deletes it from my media
Please help me to restore old messages of whatsapp
How can I get it back
It was so important messages it's older than 3 months
I need it
I he backup setting
Plz guide how to go to backup
I accidentally spammed my friends account and unfortunately lost all data kindly help me to recover all my old messages otherwise I will die soon coz that msgs are more important for me please.....save my life
Hi all...because of my broken lock screen button whatsapp (the actual app) was deleted from my phone. No backup, unfortunately. I reinstalled (don't think it asked me to restore anything) and tried all sorts of softwares including this one but all I get are my new whatsapp conversations that I can see anyway. Any help would be so appreciated, not sure whether there is anything I can try anymore? Thanks so much!
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Hello !! Maine mere whatsapp chats glti se delete kr Diya or wo number nai mere phn me save nahi tha or wo contact important h so kya Kari mai ??
There is one option in chats backup in google drive i have select daily option so i'm confused either to choose never or daily etc...help me out i want my chats back please..
I have lost a screenshot picture that was taken from facebook and send to my whatsapp.
I cant find that screenshot nowhere, but but this happened in 2014 and I had 3 different simm cards already.
How can I retrieve that picture.
Hello!!this is Pavan kumar..as my phone's internal memory is full.. whatsapp asked to restore backup n skip restore.. i in hurry tapped on skip restore.. thats it .. all my chats are gone.. very important chats for me.. i would like to get back back all my chats.. so could u please help me in getting it?! Thank you
i have accidentally deleted my important file and whats app chat,call which is very important for me but the issue is the data belongs to before 2 years December 2015 is it possible to recover all that data?
please guide me to recollect my important data.
I have accidentally deleted my conversations of April can it be possible to get them back i have backup my account on google drive but no use of it please if you can help and saves some people life send me the trick to get back my deleted conversations of only one contact please help me out if you can..Thanks
Thank you, I rage quitted and deleted a chat but regretted it 5 mins later. The delete and reinstall WhatsApp trick still works!
hi, tried it all, the manual recover doesnt work as when restoring wassup it still takks last back up from gmail.not from internal memory. on top of that, renaming those files made them all be saved into one all others are gone, very strange. still had made a copy of entire folder on extermal USB but cannot visualize the decrypt12 files as they are encrypted.
im stuck now
what else... pls help, i just need the one number from one of the avcidebtally erased chats. now over 7 days old. also, the ail.bavk up is a pain as i cannot find the way to acfcess tjose files either on gmail. have tried all apps in android store none work.elliam555@gmail, can anyone help?? thanks a lot
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You need to disconnect WhatsApp backup from Google Drive in order to restore from local backup (internal memory or SD card).
How can whatsapp be disconnected from google drive??
You can disconnect WhatsApp backup from Google Drive.
1. Log in Google Drive.
2. Click Gear icon, and select Settings.
3. Click Manage Apps.
4. Find WhatsApp Nessenger, click OPTIONS, then choose Disconnect from Drive or Delete hidden app data.
Hi,i tried anything possible to retrieve my whatsapp deleted convensations and as a result I am in big trouble because i cant.If anyone can please help me, please
How we will get the deleted video of video calling to a particular person
Hello Help Forum...and Happy New Year!
A friend of mine sent me link, but what happened to me was not something I deleted by mistake, but a totally different issue... (;o(* New Year's eve (around 11:30 p.m.) the system asked me if I wanted to backup Whatsapp messages (I was using my Motorola Smartp), so I clicked on yes...After a few minutes (about 10), as little thing was going round and round (I thought it was backing up), a notification popped up saying that Google hadn't been able to backup my conversations. So, I just clicked on *ok*...Then, as I had to read messages that I had received, but hadn't when all this *traffic* was happening, I realized that everything, meaning everything, had been deleted. All my contacts were there, but no messages! nothing...Whereas, talking with some, I asked them if they could see my messages, and they could. It was only on my end, obviously...
So, what happens now please... (I did uninstall, reinstall, and then restore, but nothing happened. No old conversation was there...)
Thank you,
Melody Fox (aka the Princess of Rock)
Love Peace Music
in big trouble...I work a lot with these messages, so I have lost valuable info...
Hello.
I posted a question but can't see it there.
Hello.
I've tried to recover a chat on whatsapp, I've tried to unistall and reinstall but it's not working. But the intriguing part is that is not working for one particular number.
Can you help?
How to fine my accidentally 3 days delete Wattshap chat please help its very important for me
Tnx.
If I deleted my chats before the backup takes place would I be able to get them back thanks for your help
DEAR PERSON who made this. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I deleted my messages when I got emotional.. but was able to restore it using the Manual Method.
I am so grateful!!!
Can you pls tell what method do you use for getting back your conversations
its my request i m not getting any conversations back in whatsapp kindly help me please sister..its a quest of my life....msg me at @avitshetty@gmail.com
Doesn't work!
Hi i want to connect with the person who wrote this article its very urgent..need to recover some very important watsapp chats from oct 15 to june 7th..kindly msg me on my email id-mystique.earth@yahoo.com" i wud b highly grateful thanx
I mistaken deleted my google drive.Is there a way I can restore my chat?
please assist.
My phone(Samsung core 2) was damaged & I gave it to repair in a mobile center. They said it has to be flashed & after flashing all the internal things will be lost. After that when I got back my phone I saw wassap images in file manager. There was some intimate photos & i do not know what to do! please help me regarding this. My question is, is it possible to get wassap backup after flashing?
Whatsapp automatically takes backup to google drive (depending on what options you have chosen in whatsapp settings) and it can be restored after flashing.
If i deleted a whatsapp message and videos and i deleted the contact number also from my phone. Is their still a way to recover that specific messages and videos between me and that person. How can i do that?
Sir my mobile whats app text messages deleted last april 23 so i am requst recovery for 15/3/2016 to 14/05/2016 detail backup
so, is it mean if the messages were deleted within 7 days, i can still restore with just uninstall then install the WhatsApp back?
I've tried this and didn't work on my samsung.
The conversation history under my data folders is only for the last two months, how do i recover older conversation histories?
i delete my all whatsapp data den use many mobile phones der z no backup for dat phone. now i want the chat history.. is der any possibility
Of course you can. Have a try about the FonePaw Android Data Recovery which can help you find not only Whatsapp data, but also music, photos, contacts, videos etc. I have been using it for some times. It's OK. You can just google it.
I have accidentally deleted my WatsAp conversations and there are some very important messages that I urgently need. Can you help me please. I don't remember any thing that was used for pass words or anything when I was installing watsAp. Waiting for a speedy reply.
thanks a lot it worked for me.
How can i recover the message year 2014?
Hi Pallavi I read ur mesg comments.how get back ur datas please share ur comments with me .i have to back my datas it's very important please help me. ajacobruban@gmail. Com
I have deleted my conversation last month is that possible to recover now , I need past4 months messages , I have cleared conversations many times , is it possible to recover whole deleted conversations at a time .. can you please help me in this. Appreciated for immediate reply
email address: santosh.asga@gmail.com
Eagerly waiting for reply.
i have deleted my important conversation on 15 February 2016 around 10 pm but now recover it pls help me how to recover this conversation it is very important to me
it can be possible this chat save in other phone but i can't ask him if any way to recover that pls help me my email yes.shaikh@gmail.com
2 years back im using a andriod mobile.. i delete my all whatsapp data den use many mobile phones der z no backup for dat phone. now i want the chat history.. is der any possibility...?
Hi my chat deleted and that is just about 2 hours ago but i have no sd card can i get it back or there were no backup messages for me ????
iPhone5S: Accidently deleted Whatapp, reinstalled it, lost last month's messages, older than 3-4 weeks are still there? It was about a month ago I did the last timecaptule backup?
Hello I`m using lumia 520 and Today its windows is corrupted. please help me can i`ll recover my whole whatsapp chat history after installation of new whatsapp. I`ll use my old Microsoft account plz help me
I have deleted my conversation last month is that possible to recover now , I need past4 months messages , I have cleared conversations many times , is it passible to recover whole deleted conversations at a time .. can you please help me in this , I lost one important message , i don’t know when i deleted that one
Hi,
Are you able to restore the data?
If yes need your help please
I have deleted my conversation last month , I need Last 6 months messages. Please help me out. Awaiting for your reply.
Email adress: santosh.asga@gmail.com
i buy new android phone nd still i didnt got previous msgs...is der any possiblity to get it back
after deletion of ur chats, whatsapp created automatic backup.
and that backup contains only the chat u dindnt delete that time,
sorry u cant get them back........
....same wid me....i hv also tried many alternates,, ....but none worked!
Thank you very very much!! This was a lifesaver! Just reinstalling whatsapp didn't work for me even though the chat i needed wasn't 7 days old but the manual method did and it was extremely easy to do. Thanks again! :)
What date did u write date of deletion or date of first word in the missing chat
So.. I just have to uninstall and reinstall back.. but I already did. I pressed restore.. but still My grp and individuals chats still not there? Is it normal or did I miss some point? Pls reply ASAP
Try the manual method.
Hello Mam I`m using lumia 520 and Today its windows is corrupted. please help me can i`ll recover my whole whatsapp chat history after installation of new whatsapp. I`ll use my old Microsoft account plz help me
It actually works! Recovered my iPhone whatsapp history.
hai!! how did you do this ..recovring iphone deleted chats..pl. help me.. :-(
My whatsapp messages was lost less than seven days. I just uninstalled the app, then reinstalled it. What is your situation? If you have no idea what to do, I'd suggest you turn to some third party tool like iMyfone D-Back iPhone Data Recovery for help. Just search in google and download it for a try. Hope it helps.
This way did work on my Samsung mobile. But for recovering WhatsApp text messages, images and videos on iPhone “FoneLab for iOS” is easier to use.
So.. I just have to uninstall and reinstall back.. but I already did. I pressed restore.. but still My grp and individuals chats still not there? Is it normal or did I miss some point? Can you help? I'm using Samsung Note 3
i delete my important chat .after tht i immediately backup my messages & thn uninstall the whats & restore the chats ..i get the all chats but with whom i deleted the chat cannot get back ..thn also i also try tht renaming procedure thn also nt get the chat back...hw cn get my conversation back ????pls reply fast..
I have deleted my conversation last month is that possible to recover now , I need past 6 months messages , I have cleared conversations many times , is it passible to recover whole deleted conversations at a time .. can you please help me in this , I lost one important message , i don't know when i deleted that one ..
I have an iPhone 6 and have not done any back up at all since Dec 2014.I tried to excess my whassap but it went to" restore from iCloud". I went to "restore chat history" but it says "Failed to restore chat history". And I cannot excess my whassap at all. I don't want to lose my chat history and I need to excess my whassap. What should I do?
I deleted some messages of watsapp 20 mins after I received them how can I get the messages back again please help very important
Have you guys try iPhone Data Recovery when you accidentally deleted WhatsApp chat history on iPhone? Personally I think it works not bad. I choose to recover my deleted WhatsApp chat history from my iCloud backup file. But if you have iTunes backup file, you can try it too. Because it has three way to choose. It all up to you.
Hey kindly tell me procedure for icloud recovery
By mistake I have deleted my chates now I
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hi where the actual config file of whatsapp is saved.... any idea
i deleted my account accidentally... using setting---application-----whatsapp---- clear data :(
now the problem is my old no. is not active which i was using for whatsapp...and cant get sms for verification....
any possibility to restore that cleared data using some software....??
or someone could just tell where is this profile releated data of whatsapp is stored .... like installation folder...etc... :(
i wolul like to restore my whatsapp videos of 6 months old..how its possible ?please
I would like to restore my personal chat from 2 month how its possible pls help me
Thank you
If I do not save back up chat then I want to restore it on my Mobile ,how can it possible
Any one know so pls help me
whatsapp My contct frnd chat istry deleted how to recevery the all mesage
Hi ,
I would like to retrieve a deleted messages from 5 month back , is it possible and how.
Thank you
do yo knw ho can get deleted messages of 5 mnth back?if u knw plese inform me
If u Change u phone, but have the same number. Can u retrieved the deleted Messages from the previous phone? And how far back u can retrieved the deleted message,?
hi sir..
my old number was blocked, and i added my new number on the whats app, and i suddenly deleted my old massages. now how can i recover my new massages?
Thanks for your solution but how can we get deleted messages without backup...??
I have uninstalled my WhatsApp and after few days I have installed but I forgot to restore..... Could I get my old messages??
I deleted my chat accidentally but I tried to uninstall n installed whatsapp I have not got them back I did click on restore but to no success
Where is Watsapp chat backup stored?
Is it on device storage or Watsapp server?
Device storage
Awesome.. Thank You soo sooo much.. I got my chat restored :)
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Need help. Deleted message from last year and i would like to get back. usually I email the conversation to my email but this one I didn't. I want it back because this is the only memory I have of my boyfriend who died from cancer. help please
Did u got any luck to restore the data?
Could you be kind and let me know if I could recover deleted pictures and video from two months ago from whatsap, my phone is a Galaxy X 5 Active, please give me some hope!!! Thank you in advance
Please Help.. Actually I bought a New phone and excitingly I forgot to press restore button and then whatsapp shows only recent messages and then again i reinstalled it but it still shows recent msgs.. How can I get my older msgs?
Hi I'm trying to get what's app chat back from a blackberry curve I've tyres installing it but nothing happening is there another way please help
sir I want to recover data older than 7 days , is it possible , if yes then do tell me the steps needed to do it for nexus 5, plzz sir its a request.
hi vyom,
I did the same as you said, although i recover all the message but unable to recover the last message which i received from a new number which was not saved on my phone contact list.
Sir can you please tell how to recover the messages of that number which are not saved on my phone.
Is it possible to hack the Whatsaa????
Dear sir,
I didn't delete the whole conversation, but manually deleted few messages fir a perticular friend. But I need to retrieve those deleted msg. Plz suggest me options to recover thoe selected messages for a friend in whatsapp.
Kihara you seem to be helping everyone. I need your help too. In case someone repeatedly sends messages and the number isn't saved and you delete the history. Is there any way to check?
i lost my phone , and now i have my second phone Lava ires 5 .
i want to backup of my whatsapp images and massages, please help me.
When i use second option, it says you have to Decrypt all the messages first and then u can use files!
my phone is using android system
it is a good article. however, i cannot recover my msg. my whatsapp keeps on shown me i hv a unread msg, but i did not find. i reinstalled the apps, but it was not asked me to recover my data then i lost it, even i did not find any data file in my phone. please help me how can i get back my lost data. i hv very important info there.
If you have an iPhone, you can recover deleted whatsapp chat history with Decipher WhatsApp or another third party tool.
i upgrade my whatsapp application that time i deleted already installed whatsapp application for free space then i installed whatsapp but now i have a problem for unable to see old chat history. plz give a solution for recover this problem. my mobile model is nokia asha 502 and i'm not having backup.
worked like a charm
Worked like a Charm
Thanks a lot Kihari.The world really need people like you!
Thank you freedom!
I have in phone 5 and I deleted my what's app chat , it's wasn't backed up on I cloud or I tunes ... Is there a way to recover / retrieve my deleted what's app chat history ?
Is it possible for third party to recover the old whasspp msg without them having the SD card.
No, that's not possible at the moment ...though I cannot say with certainty what spy agencies are capable of :)
I lost all whatsapp data because my phone was rebooted.
Is their any chance to recover my chats with just my phone no.
Or can whatsapp provide my chat (if not all,then just 1 only),coz their is very special chat
of mine.
i think whatsapp must have my chat in their server.
Please i beg you,if you can please help me out.
Sorry, its not possible to recover WhatsApp messages from their servers.
Sahaj, if you are a iPhone user and had back up your iPhone with iTunes, then you can recover lost whatsapp chats. Watch thisvideo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boDvw6u0qlQ
if you had back up your whatsapp chat history, you can recover them with this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boDvw6u0qlQ
how can you recover files for windows phone if you can help me with that?
How can I get whatsapp 1 year back history. To mail id videos pictures & chat history
method two is not working...and i want to know that if i copy the data base of my girlfriend and then rename it in my cell and restore it then it will show his deleted message as well or not..
I want messages & media older than 7 days...how can i get them back???
I am using samsung s4 I deleted my chat accidentally but I tried to uninstall n installed whatsapp I have not got them back I did click on restore but to no success
You must have made an error somewhere. Repeat the process again and if that doesn't work, try the second method.
Will this restore all deleted msgs or just chats that were open
Gonna catch mu cheatin girl now
It will recover both provided it hasn't been too long since the chats were deleted.
Supposing d phone is no longer available, is it still possible to retrieve the old messages? I'm asking May be what's app keeps them some how.
Nope, you need the phone or the SD card if WhatsApp was stored on an SD.
Accidentally my whatsapp photos and videos or not opening how to get it back pls recommend.
Sorry, I didt understand the process...could you explain detailly?
the messages will be recovered from the above recover messages process but it wont display all the messages, its shows only 50 messages out of 147, Is their any way to read all the messages (Deleted )
I have to recover the deleted messages from watsapp. But the sad thing is it is stored in the internal memory of the phone and i do not have the SD card inserted in the phone. I use Samsung grand duos. Please help.
Pls let me know the steps to restore data I too have Samsung Grand duos.
I have to recover the deleted messages from watsapp. But the sad thing is it is stored in the internal memory of the phone and i do not have the SD card inserted in the phone. I use Samsung Galaxy S5. I lost the chat history after updating whatsapp recently. Can I recover 5 months old images and videos?? Please help.
You don’t need to uninstall / install WhatsApp.
Just clear the data.
Settings -> Apps -> WhatsApp -> “Clear Data”.
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how clear data will restore data?
discussion is about recovery of messages/comments /info in wahtapp
I have tried renaming and copying the "backup" to the phone from my PC and nothing is happening at all.
Really really frustrated!!!!
Please help
Great article! For iPhone users, if you have previously backed up your iPhone using iTunes, you may be able retrieve your WhatsApp chats by restoring your iPhone from a previous iPhone backup. Or download Backuptrans iPhone WhatsApp Transfer to help. Easy to use. Hope it helpful.
Thank you! I'm sure iPhone users will appreciate that information.
You don't need to uninstall / install WhatsApp.
Just clear the data.
Settings -> Apps -> WhatsApp -> "Clear Data".
There you go. It doesn't delete the database or media files. Rather just resets your app without the need to reinstall! :D
good of you man. uninstalling and re-installing was an old method i used for my apps that get problems until i learnt your trick some time ago. believe me, the clearing data method is simpler and easier
You don't need to uninstall / install WhatsApp.
Just clear the data.
Settings -> Apps -> WhatsApp -> "Clear Data"
There you go. It doesn't delete the database or media files. Rather just resets your app without the need to reinstall! :D
You don't need to uninstall / install WhatsApp.
Just clear the data.
Settings -> Apps -> WhatsApp -> "Clear Data"
There you go. It doesn't delete the database or media files. Rather just resets your app without the need to reinstall! :D
Thank you for the heads up! Good to know
i need help plz ... i install bluestacks programme on my laptop and istall on it whatsapp but accidently i deleted conversation whatsapp and i wanna restore it plz some tell me how
can you please tell me that after using clear data option, will all my whatsapp msggs deleted ??
Hello.
Would that work in a case of deleted chats? I mistakenly deleted of my chats, tried to recover but it doesn't seem to work. Tried unistall and reinstall as it was recommended but still nao working.
Can you please help?
Now thats a really cool stuff, everyone need to know this trick as these im apps are now part of our daily life.
Glad to help!