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title: "How do I recover a WhatsApp chat without a backup?"  
description: "How do I recover a WhatsApp chat without a backup?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2021-12-14  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94560/how-do-i-recover-a-whatsapp-chat-without-a-backup  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["whatsapp", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 3 minutes  

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# How do I recover a WhatsApp chat without a backup?

How do I [recover](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159255/how-to-recover-a-file-deleted-with-python) a WhatsApp [chat](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/100553/why-golgappa-and-aloo-chat-is-very-famous-in-india) without a [backup](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1205/what-is-the-command-to-take-backup-and-restore-for-sharepoint-site)?

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## Answers

### Answer by Harshal Vispute

**Before restoring your chats on a new Android smartphone, make sure they're backed up:**

- Open **[WhatsApp](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94562/can-i-download-whatsapp-without-google-play)** and go to More options > **Settings** > **Chats** > **Backup Chat**.
- Select the **[Google Account](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/92917/how-do-i-get-google-to-index-my-website)** where you want your communications to be saved. On your device, you can also make a local backup.
- To return to the previous screen, press **BACKUP**.
- After you've saved the backup, you can uninstall **[WhatsApp](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94562/can-i-download-whatsapp-without-google-play)** from your old Android device and reinstall it on your new one.\

![How do I recover a WhatsApp chat without a backup?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/a9929391-698c-43e4-be20-93b465680f2f/images/19cc8e4c-4557-41eb-9c80-5c4273270140.jpeg)\

You may enable the automatic backup function for your chats and set the frequency to daily, weekly, or monthly to save a copy of your chat history on **Google Drive**. To restore a **Google Drive** backup properly, you must use the same phone number and **Google Account** that you used to create the backup.

**To restore your backup, follow these steps:**\

- Make sure your new Android device is connected to the **[Google Account](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/92917/how-do-i-get-google-to-index-my-website)** where your backup is stored.
- After you've installed and opened **[WhatsApp](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94562/can-i-download-whatsapp-without-google-play)**, you'll need to authenticate your phone number.
- When prompted, tap **RESTORE** to restore your **[Google](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/92917/how-do-i-get-google-to-index-my-website) Drive** chats and media.
- Tap NEXT when the repair process is finished. Once a startup is complete, your chats will be visible.
- After your chats have been restored, **[WhatsApp](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94562/can-i-download-whatsapp-without-google-play)** will proceed to restore your media files.

**WhatsApp** will automatically restore from your local backup file if you install **WhatsApp** without any prior **Google Drive** backups.

**Using a local backup, restore your data:** \

If you want to use a local backup, you'll need to transfer the data to the phone using a computer, file explorer, or **SD Card**. To restore your backup, follow these steps:

- Install a **file manager** application.
- Navigate to your local storage or **sd card** > **[WhatsApp](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94562/can-i-download-whatsapp-without-google-play)** > Databases in the file management app if your data is not on an **SD card**, it may display as '**internal storage**' or '**primary storage**.' Copy recent backup copy file to the **Databases folder** on your new device's local storage.
- After you've installed and opened **[WhatsApp](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94562/can-i-download-whatsapp-without-google-play)**, you'll need to authenticate your phone number.
- To restore your chats and media from a local backup, tap **RESTORE** when prompted.

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