How to restore WhatsApp backed up messages?

Your WhatsApp chats have been deleted or you have changed your phone, your messages have disappeared. If you have made a WhatsApp backup before this situation happened to you, your job is easy. If you don’t have a backup, the only way to restore old messages is to use programs specifically designed for the job. Assuming you have a WhatsApp backup, you can easily restore your old messages, entire chat history with restore. In this guide, we show you the way to restore WhatsApp backed up messages for both Android phone and iPhone users.

Recover WhatsApp backed up messages (Android)

There are two ways to backup WhatsApp messages; Google Drive and local. If you want the WhatsApp backup to be kept in the phone’s own storage, you choose the local backup. Google Drive backup saves lives on phone change or phone reset. Since the restore is from the cloud, it takes a while to transfer WhatsApp messages, but in the end, all chats are transferred without any problems. If you are using an Android phone, follow the steps below to restore WhatsApp chat backup:

Restore steps from Google Drive backup

1. Sign in to your Google account with WhatsApp backup.
2. Open the WhatsApp application.
3. Proceed by entering your phone number.
4. A confirmation message will appear.
5. On the “Backup found” welcome screen, tap Restore.
6. The restore process will begin. (Your messages will be restored first, then media)
7. Enter your name and 2-step verification code when the process is complete.

Having trouble restoring WhatsApp messages with Google Drive backup? Proceed with whatever Google account and phone number the backup was created with. If you encrypted the backup, make sure you enter the correct password. Check if you have enough space on your phone to restore the backup, Google Play services are installed. The phone must be fully charged or plugged in while restoring. Internet connection is also important; Connect to WiFi or phone’s own internet, whichever is faster and more stable.

Restore steps from local backup

You can also keep the WhatsApp backup in the phone’s own storage or on the SD card. You will need a file manager to restore from WhatsApp local backup. There are many Android file manager apps that allow you to access your phone’s internal storage. After downloading a file manager app, follow the path below:

1. Find the WhatsApp folder.
2. Scroll down to the Databases folder.
3. You will see the file or files starting with msgstore.
4. Change the name of the most recent backup, but don’t miss the crypt count.
5. You will get a file like “msgstore_backup.db.crypt14”, copy this file.
6. Paste the file into the databases folder in the internal storage of the phone where you reinstalled WhatsApp.
7. Install and open WhatsApp.
8. Verify your number.
9. Tap Restore.

By the way, where are the WhatsApp message backups? Let’s answer the question. WhatsApp keeps backup files in /sdcard/WhatsApp/Databases/ folder. If you don’t have an SD card, look for the internal storage or main storage folders. These folders do not open outside of WhatsApp. If backups are taking up too much space on your phone, you can delete very old backups you no longer need with a file manager.

Whatsapp chat backup restore (iOS)

Apple’s restriction appears here as well. iCloud backup is the only way, as iPhone doesn’t offer the ability to restore messages from SD card or local backup. The steps to restore WhatsApp backup on iPhone are almost the same as on Android. Make sure to back up your WhatsApp messages to your iCloud account by going to Settings – Chat – Chat Backup. Then follow this simple way to restore backed up messages:

1. Delete WhatsApp from your iPhone and reinstall it.
2. Enter your phone number and confirm.
3. Tap Restore.
4. WhatsApp will find the last iCloud backup.

Most people now maintain all communication via WhatsApp. Personal and business correspondence gathered in one place. If WhatsApp is among the vital applications for you, it is important to take a regular chat backup. How to find a chat backup? say, when you open WhatsApp, go to Settings, go to Chats, tap Chat Backup. From here, when was the last time WhatsApp made a backup? you can see. Make both local and Google Drive/iCloud backups to avoid any problems restoring the chat backup in the future. You can include and exclude videos from the backup. WhatsApp takes automatic backups on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, you can turn it off if you wish.