Recover whatsapp messages without backup

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Recover whatsapp messages without backup

Hi,

I accidentally deleted the Whatsapp app from my phone. I haven't done an iCloud backup since September 2016 as my iCloud is full and I don't back up to iTunes. Is there any was to recover my messages? I have reinstalled whatsapp but the app cannot detect any iCloud backups. I've seen endless expensive third-party recovery software online - are any of these legit? I'd rather avoid them if possible as I don't trust them/want to download the software on my iMac.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

Posted on Jun 19, 2017 9:59 PM

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Answer 1

Jun 20, 2017 11:56 AM in response to TRR1

Sorry, but no, there is no way to selectively restore data from a backup. So, again, if you restore your device from a backup, then all that will be on that device is the data from the point when the device was backed up. You have to erase your device completely before restoring to a backup. So, the backup is all that is there once you restore.

Best of luck,

GB

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Answer 2

Jun 20, 2017 9:41 PM in response to TRR1

Well, going forward, you can always use your computer to store your photos instead of iCloud by importing them to your computer:

PHOTO IMPORT IOS TO MAC/PC

If you keep your photo library on your computer (with a recommended backup to an external disk), you can turn off iCloud Photo Library. Photos will stay in iCloud for 30 days to allow you time to download them, if you wish, before they are deleted from iCloud (or you can delete them manually from iCloud and from the Recently Deleted album if you which). Of course, turning off iCloud Photo Library means that the entire library won't be accessible across all of your devices, so it really depends on what it is you are after.

Best of luck!

GB

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Answer 3

Jun 19, 2017 10:14 PM in response to TRR1

Sorry, not understanding. If you mean you want to restore it from an iCloud or iTunes backup that you did last year, then you should be able to do that, but it will overwrite anything that has changed since that time and will restore your device to look just like it did at the time the backup was done.

GB

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TRR1 Author

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Jun 19, 2017 10:47 PM in response to gail from maine

Thanks Gail. Im worried if I do that (I'm not sure how to actually - what are the steps?) I will lose all my data (messages, notes - I'm not bothered about photos as they're all saved in iPhoto in my Mac) from the last 9 months - is there any way to selectively restore from iCloud? I'm signed into my account but whatsapp is not showing there.

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Answer 5

Jun 20, 2017 3:14 PM in response to TRR1

TRR1 wrote:

I've seen endless expensive third-party recovery software online - are any of these legit?

None of them are legit. If any were legit the FBI would not have paid $1 million to get data from one phone.

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Answer 6

Jun 20, 2017 3:15 PM in response to TRR1

If you don't have a backup, and you have deleted the app, then where would you get the data from? It's gone.

GB

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TRR1 Author

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Jun 19, 2017 10:05 PM in response to gail from maine

I used to back it up as all the data transferred when I changed my phone just over a year ago. I just don't know how to retrieve that data or where to find it.

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Jun 20, 2017 3:20 PM in response to gail from maine

Thanks Gail. I'll be sure to back up properly from now on. Serves me right for not organising my data properly and filling up my iCloud with photos unnecessarily.

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