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How can I restore my WhatsApp Chat folder?
How to restore your chat history
- Uninstall and reinstall WhatsApp.
- Open WhatsApp and verify your number.
- When prompted, tap RESTORE to restore your chats and media from Google Drive.
- After the restoration process is complete, tap NEXT.
- WhatsApp will begin restoring your media files after your chats are restored.
What happens if I delete WhatsApp Database folder?
You can delete them without any harm. The thing is, it won’t help you nothing to delete these. WhatsApp will rebuild them day after day till they all are back. You cannot change this backup behaviour of WhatsApp.
Can we delete database folder in WhatsApp?
Launch your File Manager. Tap the WhatsApp folder, a list of all WhatsApp sub-folders will appear. Tap and hold the Databases file. Select Delete.
What happens if you clear WhatsApp data?
When you clear WhatsApp data, you will need to verify your WhatsApp account again, just as you did when you installed it on your phone. And yes, your chats will be deleted by clearing its data. However, you can restore WhatsApp messages from your local backup or Google Drive.
Where are the files from WhatsApp saved to?
All files (images, videos, audio files, documents etc) sent or received with the use of WhatsApp are also saved to the memory card, into the folder /sdcard/WhatsApp/Media. If such files are deleted from the chat, they are still kept in that folder.
How do I delete a folder in WhatsApp?
Look out for ‘Whatsapp directory’ and tap on ‘Media’ folder. Now, hit on the ‘More’ or ‘3 horizontal/vertical dots’ for settings. Look out for ‘Show hidden files/folders’ option and then hit on it. Now, switch back to ‘.nomedia’ file followed by clicking on ‘delete’.
How to fix missing media on WhatsApp for Android?
Open your phone’s native file manager and go to WhatsApp > Media. Now, move the content in the Media folder to Android > Media > com.whatsapp > WhatsApp > Media. Please note that you just need to move the content of the media folder and not the entire folder.
Why are some of my photos missing from WhatsApp?
If yes, it means that you might have moved them to a different folder than the default “WhatsApp” folder. To correct it, find the missing images and videos in the gallery and then, copy and paste them into the WhatsApp folder. After you have done that, try again to open those media files in WhatsApp.