WhatsApp trick: Restoring data on iOS. - iOS smartphone users can restore messages through Cloud Storage. - Uninstall the WhatsApp app from your device. - Reinstall and login with the same phone number. - Opt for restore messages from Cloud storage while logging in. If at some point you need to re-install WhatsApp, the app will restore your messages and data from these backup files. Now coming to the list of databases that you see, notice the date in each of the database files, except the first. Every night when a new backup is generated, it is saved as msgstore.db.crypt12. If you want to restore a less recent backup, rename the backup file you wish to restore from msgstore-YYYY-MM-DD.1.db.crypt12 to msgstore.db.crypt12 before reinstalling WhatsApp. Also, make sure you rename or delete the original msgstore.db.crypt12 file. You can use the existing key and msgstore files in the repo for testing. Run using GO: go run crypt12-decrypt. Or run Windows executable: crypt12-decrypt.exe. Otherwise use the necessery arguments: go run crypt12-decrypt.go -h. Open WhatsApp Viewer on your PC and select File > Decrypt.cryptXX (replacing "XX" with the encryption version displayed by your msgstore files). Next, choose the msgstore files you want to open and the corresponding encryption key. need help restoring from msgstore.db.crypt12. I've really screwed up and only backed up one file (msgstore.db.crypt12) before playing with a couple custom ROMs. Coming back to stock I can't restore anything because WhatsApp doesn't even seem to try and search for local backups - it only offers me to try and restore from Google Drive. VqPqmRz.

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