Hey guys, I've got a problem. I want to restore my com.whatsapp dir in /data/data/, is that possible somehow? Someone had a similar problem back in 2015 and it is said that he could not restore any, but I have software which backed up all videos and photos, but it didn't recover the files I wanted (because you only could choose things like: doc's, pics, movies etc).
Do you guys have an idea, please?
Or do you guys know how to verify whatsapp? I've been using my old number for 5 years now, 2-3 years ago I got a new sim card. Since then, I've always made a backup with titanium or took the backup from whatsapp itself and if you enter ur number and whatsapp recognized a backup, it didn't have to verify anymore. But it's been changed now somehow, they want to verify one's number and then it'll first try backing up (but I do not have that sim anymore). And unfortunately, titanium backup made a corrupt file exactly with the whatsapp file <_<
Thanks in Advance!
WhatsApp doesn't store your media (received images, videos, chat messages, etc.) in the com.whatsapp folder in /data/data, but it stores it in your internal sdcard itself in a folder named WhatsApp. Take that folder with you and put it in the new phone/tablet where you want to continue your WhatsApp usage.
Verification is straight-forward. All you have to do is do a fresh install of WhatsApp on this new phone/tab of yours and start it. If you had placed this backed-up WhatsApp folder on the internal sdcard of the new device, WhatsApp will ask you and automatically import this media on your new device.
Hope that helps.
Hello, thank you for your help.
As I said, I don't want the media, I want the data of whatsapp. I backed up all the media anyway and the recover programs only recovered the media, but I want to recover the whatsapp data.
"WhatsApp will ask you and automatically import this media on your new device."
That is how it used to be, I think they changed their system. You now first have to verify your number and afterwards, you're importing ur whatsapp backup folder. after verifying to another number (not the one I wanted) my old data has been backuped.
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That is how it used to be, I think they changed their system.
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In that case, I don't think its going to be easy to retrieve the old chat contents easily unless you have WhatsApp running on your older device. If you have it running on the older device by any chance, you can refer to this manual and create a Chat Backup to your Google Drive, so that later you can restore it from Google Drive on your new phone/tablet. I suppose this is the only way to create WhatsApp chat backups going forward.
Well, I flashed another rom, so I don't got any possibility to return to that version. That's why I ask for an recovery software which also can recover root files. I didn't think it would be so hard to find, because there are some which recovery plenty of other files, I just needed one which includes /data/data folder AND any files, no matter which ending they have (like *.*, where * is a wildcard for any matches), so I hoped someone of you would know any software?
I just needed one which includes /data/data folder AND any files, no matter which ending they have (like *.*, where * is a wildcard for any matches), so I hoped someone of you would know any software?
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What software did you originally use to take the backup? If it was Titanuium Backup, then what went wrong while restoration?
In case you have the actual file system backup of /data/data/com.whatsapp, you can directly try pasting that folder in the new setup using Root Explorer (or similar app) and see whether it works. But of course, you'll need to be rooted on your new setup.
TehEvil said:
Hey guys, I've got a problem. I want to restore my com.whatsapp dir in /data/data/, is that possible somehow? Someone had a similar problem back in 2015 and it is said that he could not restore any, but I have software which backed up all videos and photos, but it didn't recover the files I wanted (because you only could choose things like: doc's, pics, movies etc).
Do you guys have an idea, please?
Or do you guys know how to verify whatsapp? I've been using my old number for 5 years now, 2-3 years ago I got a new sim card. Since then, I've always made a backup with titanium or took the backup from whatsapp itself and if you enter ur number and whatsapp recognized a backup, it didn't have to verify anymore. But it's been changed now somehow, they want to verify one's number and then it'll first try backing up (but I do not have that sim anymore). And unfortunately, titanium backup made a corrupt file exactly with the whatsapp file <_<
Thanks in Advance!
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Maybe GT recovery is the app you are looking for. Basically this app recovers your lost data even after a hard reset by exploiting some resources in the root directory. By this app you can recover the whole folder of your WhatsApp. Just type in the full directory path in the app.
May this help you.
Unfortunately, the exactly the whatsapp backup is a corrupted .rar file, only has 0.0 kb data... @tiger1487 I got root on my phone, but the problem with GT recovery is, that you need the paid version for using it. But tbh, I'm not willing to pay 15e to try if it eventually could recover my needed data, so I'd ask you, if you know another software which is similar to this one? I can't search for one unfortunately, because if you google for it, you just get some to backup a factory image via cwm or twrp or something :x
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Unfortunately, the exactly the whatsapp backup is a corrupted .rar file, only has 0.0 kb data... @tiger1487 I got root on my phone, but the problem with GT recovery is, that you need the paid version for using it. But tbh, I'm not willing to pay 15e to try if it eventually could recover my needed data, so I'd ask you, if you know another software which is similar to this one? I can't search for one unfortunately, because if you google for it, you just get some to backup a factory image via cwm or twrp or something :x
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I am a new member so i cant send you the link of the all free GT recovery but i can tell you that just type 'GT recovery cracked' in the google search engine. You will get it for free[Tip: If you type 'cracked' in front of any app name on google search, you will get it for free, just look for some trusted website like 'onhax' or 'okhax' or 'crackedapkfull']
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And I forgot to tell that GT recovery is now more updated. Now there is no need to type in the exact path. There is a direct option for Recover WhatsApp. Likewise there are other options too for messenger, call logs, etc if you need it?
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Oh, you were talking of the app, thought of the windows software. The app itself is free, isn't it? I tried the app, it stucks at 0% scanning and I don't think it'll work. Tried different apps, it seems they're only looking for sdcard/whatsapp/database instead of data/data/com.whatsapp so it would be awesome if I could set a path
Thank you very much for your help.
TehEvil said:
Oh, you were talking of the app, thought of the windows software. The app itself is free, isn't it? I tried the app, it stucks at 0% scanning and I don't think it'll work. Tried different apps, it seems they're only looking for sdcard/whatsapp/database instead of data/data/com.whatsapp so it would be awesome if I could set a path[emoji14]
Thank you very much for your help.
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Yes its free...windows version is paid but my app doesn't stuck. Mine one is working perfectly. See that you try some other older versions of the app too. Maybe you downloaded the version that stucks at 0% or something like that.
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tiger1487 said:
Yes its free...windows version is paid but my app doesn't stuck. Mine one is working perfectly. See that you try some other older versions of the app too. Maybe you downloaded the version that stucks at 0% or something like that.
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Sorry for answering late :x
Okay, it seems that my root was broken somehow, but now as it works, the program tells me I am not rooted (now I am for sure!) and wants me to download Kingo root or something. But anyway, I had GBWhatsapp installed on my phone, so I think the app won't help me because it would search for com.whatsapp instead of com.gbwhatsapp (could that be possible?)
I found the app Undeleter, this has some more path search options but unfortunately not one where I can specify my desired path. So, I hope you got one last idea?
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So, I flashed CM14.1 on to my Moto G 2013 last night. I previously had Lollipop stock installed, bootloader locked, etc. Before doing so, I took a WhatsApp backup, but I made two crucial mistakes and now I need your help.
I didn't write down what version of WhatsApp was installed (I simply assumed it was the latest version)
I only have a backup of the .db files, and the key file. Not really anything else other than media and irrelevant stuff.
Are those files enough to recover my old number? Is the number stored in one of the databases? I have a backup of the following databases:
axolotl.db
chatsettings.db
msgstore.db
wa.db
Replacing this files in the `/data/data/com.whatsapp` results in WhatsApp just crashing after launching it. I'm assuming that this might be due to versions not being compatible(?). Is what I'm trying to achieve possible with the limited stuff I have? Any help would be appreciated.
PS: I also took a backup of the encrypted databases, but even when I move them to internal storage, WhatsApp doesn't ask me if I want to restore a backup.
Hello everyone,
today i switched from the german XEG MM Firmware to the latest BTU Nougat one, all with CSC change factory reset and re partition to get the CSC into effect. Had to factory reset anyways, since i always do it after some months, so why not update and test Nougat, while at it.
While everything except VoLTE/WifiCall (which are to be expected not working) works perfectly, i do however have a small problem with 1 App only, namely WhatsApp.
I've done a Cloud and Local Backup before the Update and neither are restoring on the Nougat OS, tested with older / same and even a newer beta from the APK itself.
The backup is recognized in size and according to the SQL extract should not be corrupted, haven't seen through every chat though (Cloud Backup size 660MB, chat file 22MB <- too big maybe?).
So my question is, does anyone have the same problem as i do? Is it a Nougat Filesystem / WhatsApp Database Key change due to the upgrade?
If you had the problem aswell, did you solve it without a downgrade or am i alone with it? The MM Key works on local backup, though i haven't yet pulled a "new" key to verify yet.
Tried:
Install various APK's, older/newer and same version
Factory Reset w/ clearing cache via recovery mode after flashing
Give the app permissions before launching
Remove Google Account to restore from local backup
Since i now have to wait 13h to verify with their servers again due to my personal troubleshoot, i figured i could ask here
I'm grateful for any tips, otherwise i might downgrade to MM again and hope the problem fixes itself, though i'd like to have the features of Nougat now and not in 2-3months, given previous release schedules of my carrier.
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- I've just had an idea, while you use your phone number to verify. Mine does not display under the phone settings -> Device information -> Own Number. This might be due to the CSC change, but should not be relevant, since the actual process is done via messaging right?
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Hi community,
since one of the latest firmware updates I keep loosing write access to the SD card (Sandisk), e.g. the native camera app or Podcast Republic. Read access is working all the time. A phone restart will fix restore write access for a day or two, until write access is lost again.
Phone is not rooted, stock firmware v7.0. Wiping the cash did not help. Any additional ideas? SD card seems to work just fine.
Thanks, Eppentorf
Have you pinned down whether it seems mostly a 'time' (cache corruption) issue and or a specific app/apps use issue messing up the permissions on your setup/cache(?)? Are you using any file/system explorers that need 'access', and have you tried uninstalling them, one by one, over time, eg ES File Explorer, ect.?
Have you checked the permissions, once your setup goes haywire, and make sure the permissions are still set and working correctly?
What else can you tell us?
Hello and thanks for the reply. I currently looks like the issue was resolved by the firmware update published the day after my post. I will do some more testing and come back if I observe the problem again.
(I have not tried to uninstall the file managers, very good point, thank you!)
Hi guys,
I don't know either this is appropriate place to post this issue here or not.
I just bought a new Samsung A51 and restored all stuff from my previous phone using Smart Switch.
Finally, when i tried to restore WhatsApp messages, it says "Couldn't restore messages ", "Check your phone's internet connection and tap Retry to restore"
I have retried several times while connected with WiFi and Mobile data too but no success. I have also uninstalled WhatsApp and then installed latest version from Play Store but not succeeded.
Can anyone help on this?
Yesterday I switched from Note 9 to A51.
Smartswitch told me it wouldn't be able to transfer my conversations so I did the following with success:
Open WhatsApp on the old device, go to Settings -> Chats and do a local backup.
Zip the whole WhatsApp folder in the root of the internal memory.
Transfer the whole zip file to the new phone, unzip it.
Use SmartSwitch to transfer WhatsApp.
Launch WhatsApp on the new phone. Do not use any recovery options you get presented with before the activation process. After confirming your phone number whatsapp will tell you it found a local backup which it will use.
E Viola.
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MowTow said:
Yesterday I switched from Note 9 to A51.
Smartswitch told me it wouldn't be able to transfer my conversations so I did the following with success:
Open WhatsApp on the old device, go to Settings -> Chats and do a local backup.
Zip the whole WhatsApp folder in the root of the internal memory.
Transfer the whole zip file to the new phone, unzip it.
Use SmartSwitch to transfer WhatsApp.
Launch WhatsApp on the new phone. Do not use any recovery options you get presented with before the activation process. After confirming your phone number whatsapp will tell you it found a local backup which it will use.
E Viola.
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Do you know if there is any custom roms and twrp and root?
jimrfraser said:
Do you know if there is any custom roms and twrp and root?
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Not yet my friend but I don't think it will take long until we see root and twrp.
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Not yet my friend but I don't think it will take long until we see root and twrp.
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How long would that take you think? I have my A51 but haven't used it yet and I'm wondering if it is better to wait for a root method