Many times an important message on WhatsApp gets accidentally deleted and then you wish there was an Undo button. If this has happened to you too and you are wondering how to recover deleted messages from WhatsApp, then you have come to the right place. Let’s know about it in detail
How to Recover Whatsapp Messages
WhatsApp gives its users the option to backup – which is stored on Google Drive or iCloud. If you have already enabled backup, then recovering deleted messages is very easy. But even if there is no backup, there are some methods that can help you.
First Know Whether Your Backup Is on
First check whether you have turned on WhatsApp backup or not.
- Open WhatsApp
- Go to Settings > Chats > Chat Backup
- Here you will know when the last backup was taken
If the Backup Is Present Then Proceed Further
How to restore WhatsApp messages from backup
Step 1: First uninstall your WhatsApp
Step 2: Now reinstall WhatsApp from Google Play Store
Step 3: Open the app and enter your mobile number
Step 4: After verifying with OTP, WhatsApp will give you the option to restore the backup
Step 5: Tap on “Restore”
Your old messages will be back in a while
Can Messages Be Recovered Without Backup
This is a bit difficult, but not impossible.
Use a file manager
- Open your phone’s file manager app
- Go to Internal storage > WhatsApp > Databases
- You will see some files there like – msgstore.db.crypt12
- Copy the old dated file from these and rename it to msgstore.db.crypt12
- Now uninstall WhatsApp and reinstall it
- Now click on restore – you may get some old messages back
