Translating a chat.db-wal File
Hi there,
I need to recover some deleted iMessages but they're 1) Over 30 days old, 2) Not on any of my backups and 3) Not on any of my other devices. I do, however, have a "chat.db-wal" file that' dates back to the necessary time frame. But, when I open it, it's just a bunch of illegible symbols, numbers and letters. I spent hours troubleshooting with some fantastic Apple Advisors on the phone, but we all remained stumped.
I downloaded "SQLite Flow" from the App Store, but when I go to open the chat.db-wal with that software, nothing generates. Does anyone know how to translate this kind of a document into something legible? Perhaps reverse engineer the data in it?
Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions.
MacBook