Find out the efficient solutions to find and read WhatsApp backup as well as restoring precious WhatsApp Data to another phone
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"I ever made a backup of my WhatsApp messages on Google Drive but just want to read some important WhatsApp documents now. Can I read WhatsApp backup from Google Drive?"
WhatsApp has been one of the popular communication tools nowadays, especially for some business scenarios. To protect your WhatsApp data, it is significant to make a backup of your WhatsApp messages and documents. On this aspect, Google Drive offers a proper solution to backup the WhatsApp data but the problem is that you can extract WhatsApp files directly from Google Drive.
If you want to view some important WhatsApp attachments you ever backed up via Google Drive, You may feel it hard to find a proper solution online. This is why we write this article and hope to present you with some reliable and efficient solutions on how to read WhatsApp backup files from Google Drive.
It is not possible to read WhatsApp backup files from Google Drive directly because conversations in WhatsApp are end-to-end encrypted mode while they get backed up on Google Drive. An important step involved here is finding the backup from Google drive and then reading it after restoring it to other devices or computers. Here are the two steps to resolve this issue:
Step 1: If you already have a backup file for WhatsApp on Google Drive, uninstall and reinstall WhatsApp on your Android phone.
Step 2: Log in to your WhatsApp using the same credentials that you have used to create the WhatsApp backup in Google Drive.
Step 3: When the backup from Google Drive is detected, you will be prompted for restoring media files and messages for WhatsApp, tap 'Restore' to confirm.
Step 4: Once the restoring of WhatsApp chats and media is complete, click 'Next' and then 'Continue'.
Now that the WhatsApp backup file is restored to your Android device, you do not worry on how to read WhatsApp backup files from Google Drive. After the above steps, here we recommend dr.fone for exporting the backup file from your Android phone to your computer and allowing you to read WhatsApp on PC later.
Restore Both Existing and Deleted WhatsApp Data from Google Drive
Step 1: Download and install the dr.fone in your PC and plug in your mobile device to the PC.
Step 2: dr.fone will detect your Android device. If you wish to recover all your WhatsApp messages, tap on the option that says "WhatsApp messages & attaches." On the other hand, you can also go for multiple selections if you want more than one file type. After that, click on the option "Next" which will enable the software to start the process.
Step 3: Click on the "Standard Mode." or "Advanced Mode." and wait the scanning process.
Step 4: Select all the WhatsApp files that you wish to recover. and click on the option that says "Recover." You can either restore WhatsApp to PC or another device. And you are done! The dr.fone does make your WhatsApp experience much smoother and enjoyable.
If you do not know how to find WhatsApp chat backup on Google drive, we are going to explain the step-by-step method to view WhatsApp chat backup on Google Drive without any hassle.
Step 1. First of all, open Google Drive by visiting http://drive.google.com/ and login using your Google credentials. In case you are accessing Google Drive from an Android phone, tap on the desktop mode by tapping the 'Menu' button and click 'Desktop Version'.
Step 2. After the login process, tap on the gear icon on the top corner of your screen and tap 'Settings' from the drop-down list.
Step 3. On the 'Settings' screen, click on 'Managing Apps' on the side panel to find the WhatsApp folder.
Step 4. Here you will see the entire list of data you have backed up. You can find WhatsApp chat backup easily, by following the alphabetical order of the backup data under this segment.
Just with a few clicks, you will be able to delete WhatsApp backup from Drive. We will guide you through the process and help you delete WhatsApp backup files successfully.
Step 1. Visit www.drive.google.com and log in to your Google account with the right credentials. Make sure to use the same account associated with your WhatsApp account.
Step 2. Select 'Desktop Version' by swiping the screen from left to right or by tapping the three lines from the top corner. Unless you switch to desktop mode, you can't find the 'Settings' option.
Step 3. Once you switch to the 'Desktop Version', you will find the gear icon at the top corner. Click it and then tap 'Settings'. You will see 'Managing Apps' on the left side panel.
Step 4. Click the 'Managing Apps' tab and scroll down to find WhatsApp at the bottom of the long list apps (as the applications are alphabetically sorted). Now click the 'Options' tab next to WhatsApp and tap 'Delete hidden app data' from the drop-down list.
Step 5. When prompted, confirm your selection and tap 'Delete' to complete WhatsApp backup deletion from Google Drive.
Google Drive can be a great place to store all your WhatsApp data, by reading this article, you have already known how to search, read and delete files on Google Drive. You may also want to know how to backup and restore WhatsApp messages from Google Drive. If you do not use Google Drive, here are more solutions to read and extract WhatsApp from backup.
Elva
staff Editor