WhatsApp: create backup on PC - does it work?
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For security reasons, you should make a backup of WhatsApp regularly. In this practical tip, we will tell you whether this can also be done on a PC.
Back up WhatsApp on PC?
- WhatsApp automatically makes a backup of all your chats every night at 4:00 a.m.
- This backup is then saved on the internal memory of your smartphone.
- In addition, you can specify in the settings that the backup is created in Google Drive.
- You cannot save the backup directly on the PC.
WhatsApp: View backup on PC
Thanks to a free tool, WhatsApp backup on PC can at least be viewed:
- The free WhatsApp Xtract tool lets you read out WhatsApp's backup.
- All you need is the msgstore.crypt file that is created with every backup.
- In order for the tool to work, you also need the ActivePython software, which you can then install with the "! Install pyCrypto.bat" command.
- You can then read out the corresponding backup using the "whatsapp_xtract_android.bat" or "whatsapp_xtract_iphone.bat" commands.
- Since these files are saved in HTML format, you can view them via your browser.
- In addition to the chat history, the tool also shows the images and videos sent.
