Recover deleted WhatsApp messages without backup

 

Many users of the WhatsApp instant messaging application suffer from the problem of deleting some chats by mistake or deleting them for any other reason.

There is no doubt that you can easily restore the archived chats that have been backed up in WhatsApp. But deleted messages cannot be recovered without a backup so easily.

There is a method that you can use to recover the data that you do not have a backup copy that we will learn about together today.

In order to easily recover deleted WhatsApp messages, you need to activate the chat backup feature through the settings, by following the following steps:

• Go to the WhatsApp application.
• Click on Settings.
• Then tap on Conversations.
• Click on the option to backup chats and then click on the option to backup to Google Drive.
• You will be presented with a list of options where you can select the length of time you want to keep a backup of your conversations – daily, weekly or monthly – depending on your choice.

And in order to have a more advanced backup plan for Android devices, you can scroll down to the advanced backup strategy section of WhatsApp.

It is important to know that WhatsApp keeps the latest iOS backup file and the two most recent Android backup files.

Restore Archived WhatsApp Messages

If the chat was archived a while ago, you can still restore it.

• First: in iOS
• Scroll up in the WhatsApp chat list until the archived messages appear, then tap on it
• Swipe left on the chat you want to restore
• Click Unarchive

Second: In the Android operating system

• Tap Archived Chats Text below the chat in WhatsApp
• Skip searching for the posts you want to recover
• Then click on the archive icon

Recover deleted WhatsApp messages without backup

You can recover these messages through Android Data Recovery, an application that works on Windows and Mac operating systems.

It allows you to restore your phone's messages, photos, videos, WhatsApp conversations, and others through several easy steps. It supports almost all types of Android phones.

In order to recover deleted WhatsApp messages with no backup, follow these steps:

Step One: Connect your phone to the computer

• Download Android Data Recovery software, and install it on your computer
• Connect your phone to the computer with a USB cable
• Wait for your phone to be recognized automatically

Step 2: The program will ask you to activate the Enable USB debugging settings on the device before starting the scanning process

Follow the steps to enter debug mode:

• Find the Settings icon on your phone screen, and tap on it
• Click on the About Phone option
• Tap on the Build number option about 7 times, until you see the message “You are under developer mode.”
• Go back to Settings
• Find Developer options and tap on it
• Turn on the button at the top of the screen, search for USB debugging settings option, turn it on and press OK option in the popup

Third Step: Choose the right file

After activating USB Debugging mode, and the program has recognized your phone, then choose the partition you want to scan to recover the lost data.

• As in the following image, we have chosen the WhatsApp and WhatsApp Attachments sections
• Click on the Next button in the bottom right corner

Step 4: Allow lost data to be searched for recovery

Your phone should show you a message asking to give the program permission to scan your phone, and you can give it this permission by pressing any of the following options Allow, Grant, or Authorize, depending on your phone type. Once you complete these steps, the program will scan and restore the data, this may take some time, and after the program finishes the scanning process, you will be able to see all the files and conversations that can be restored, by pressing the WhatsApp option on the left of the screen, and then Select what you want to restore and press .