Inadvertently deleting messages, pictures, videos, or any other vital documents from WhatsApp may prove to be troublesome since restoration of deleted documents and images from WhatsApp is not an easy process at all. Not just that, the user needs to enable backup settings prior to performing a backup in WhatsApp. But then, even after the creation of a backup, no new data gets backed up past a particular timestamp.
In fact, for example, let us say you have made a backup of all your WhatsApp documents last Saturday. Now any deleted documents and photos after that particular date will not get restored since they do not get backed up in the backup. Thus, the very first thing that one needs to do is check the timestamp of their latest backup in WhatsApp.
Effective Techniques for Reclaiming WhatsApp Messages and Pictures
Regardless of whether they have been deleted by mistake or you regularly use them, it is easy to recover WhatsApp messages and pictures via a pre-existing backup. If the backup file is available, then it will be very easy for you to recover your data through the following easy steps:
- Examining Backup File: First, open the WhatsApp application and then go to Settings > Chats > Chat Backup and see the timestamp of the most recent backup file available and check if the required messages and pictures are available in it.
- Uninstallation of the App: After examining the timestamp of the backup file, you can uninstall the WhatsApp application if it suits your requirement. You can uninstall the application on an Android device either by pressing the application for too long or by going to the Apps section in your phone settings.
- Reinstallation of WhatsApp: The Android users can reinstall the WhatsApp application using the Google Play Store, whereas the iOS users can do it using the App Store.
- Verification of Phone Number: Launch the application and enter your old phone number in it. You can use the one-time password that will come to you on your mobile.
- Restoration of Chats: Once the verification step is done, the Restore pop-up will come on the screen for restoring the cloud backup. All you need to do is just tap on it and wait for a few moments to get all your chat history restored to.
What Should Be Done in Case When Backup Is Not Enabled and What Are the Restrictions
In case when WhatsApp backup is not enabled, one may use the help of the third-party software in order to recover the deleted data. Software, such as "Dr.Fone" for Android, is intended for deleted data recovery.
Though using such software gives no 100% guarantee that all the data will be recovered, the reasons for that include:
- Overwriting Data: After deletion, any new data that is saved on your device may overwrite the physical location of the deleted file, which makes its recovery impossible.
- Compatibility and Usage of Your Device: The chances for successful data recovery are greatly determined by the device model, version of Android, kind of storage and usage of your phone after deleting the data.
What Has to be Done for Future Data Protection
For protecting crucial data in WhatsApp, it is essential to ensure that backups are done regularly. In order to satisfy both personal and professional requirements, you can configure the system to make an automatic backup every day, week or month.
In addition to it, ensuring that you have another backup of all important pictures, videos and documents in a separate location will be a good idea. Thus, you won’t risk losing any of your important data regardless of anything that could happen to your backups.
