Archive WhatsApp: How to save chats

If you no longer want to use your chats in WhatsApp, but still want to save them, you can archive the individual conversations. We'll show you how it's done.

Archive WhatsApp chats on iOS and Android

If you archive a chat in WhatsApp, it is not deleted, but only hidden. The app then no longer saves the chat in the automatic backup.

• iOS: Start WhatsApp and you will be taken directly to the overview of chats. On the chat you want, swipe from right to left and select the "Archive" option under the "More" category.
• Android: Start WhatsApp and hold your finger on the desired chat. If you wait a moment, the "Archive chat" option appears.
• If you want to archive all chats at once, simply open the "Settings" in WhatsApp. At the bottom you will find the option "Archive all chats".

Get WhatsApp chats back from the archive

• If you want to make an archived chat visible again, look for the contact in your friend list and write to him.
• The chat will also be visible again when you are contacted by the contact.
• Alternatively, you can find all archived chats by scrolling to the top of the chat list on Android and to the top on iOS.

In the next practical tip, we will show you how to restore a deleted WhatsApp history.