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title: "I've lost a PDF file which I've got through WhatsApp, how I recover it?"  
description: "I've lost a PDF file which I've got through WhatsApp, how I recover it?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2022-01-18  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95146/i-ve-lost-a-pdf-file-which-i-ve-got-through-whatsapp-how-i-recover-it  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["pdf file", "whatsapp", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# I've lost a PDF file which I've got through WhatsApp, how I recover it?

I've lost a [PDF](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/324617/libro-el-imperio-eres-t-pdf-epub) [file](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/59/encrypting-and-decrypting-files-using-c-sharp) which I've got through WhatsApp, how I [recover](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159255/how-to-recover-a-file-deleted-with-python) it?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- Remove WhatsApp from your android device and reinstall it from the Google Have fun with store.
- Open the application and follow the required technique to set way up an account. Just click ‘agree and continue’ to proceed.
- Key in your correct variety and use the one-time password shipped to verify it.
- Punctual notification will look. Tap ‘restore, to fetch the backed-up chats and mass media from your Yahoo drive.
- When the restoration process is completed successfully, click 'next' to view the next screen. The particular application will load and then show your chats.
- Right after all chats are restored, the mass media files will rebuilding, including the documents you needed deleted on **WhatsApp.**

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### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

**The steps to restore deleted documents from your Google Drive backup are as follows.** \

1. **Reinstall [WhatsApp](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95085/how-do-i-upload-a-pdf-file-to-whatsapp) from the Google Play store** after uninstalling it from your Android smartphone.
2. To create an account, open the application and follow the on-screen instructions. To proceed, click 'agree and continue.'
3. Enter your right phone number and verify it with the one-time password emailed to you.
4. There will be a prompt notification. To restore your backed-up chats and media from your Google Drive, tap restore.'
5. When the **restoration procedure is complete**, click 'next' to go to the next screen. Your chats will be displayed after the application has completed its initialization.
6. Following **the restoration of all chats, the media files, including any documents you had deleted on WhatsApp, will begin to be recovered.**

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