Exporting WhatsApp Data

Exporting WhatsApp Chats With and Without Media

WhatsApp is one of the most popular instant messaging apps, used by billions of individuals worldwide. The app offers a wide range of features, including text message and file sharing. While using WhatsApp, you may collect a large number of chats over time, which can be useful for various purposes such as troubleshooting or preserving memories. Fortunately, WhatsApp allows users to export their chats into a format that can be easily readable on other devices without the need for a physical WhatsApp account. Here we will discuss how to export WhatsApp chats with and without media.

Exporting without Media

Exporting chats without media is the easiest method to save messages, including text messages, whenever you want. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Open the WhatsApp application on your mobile phone.
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3. Navigate to the chat conversation for which you want to access the messages.
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5. Tap on the three dots at the top right corner of the chat screen and go to the "Chat Settings" option.
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7. Tap "More" and select the conversation you want to download.
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9. Now, tap the "Export chat" option at the bottom of the screen.
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11. Choose the drive where you want to save the exported file, which can be either internal or external memory or cloud storage.
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13. A HTML file labeled with the conversation name will be saved in the chosen location.
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The exported file will contain all the text messages and timestamps, formatted in HTML format, making it easy to read.

Exporting Chats with Media

Exporting chats with media may involve more steps, especially considering the large size of media files. To export chats with media, you will need to take a few more steps to process the files. To export chats with media, you will need to:

1. Open the WhatsApp application and navigate to the chat conversation you want to import.
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3. Open the chat and select all the messages you want to export by tapping the three dots and selecting "Selected files".
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5. Tap on the three dots at the top right corner again and select "More".
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7. Tap the top menu bar and go to "Export chats with media".
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9. Select the drive where you want to save the exported file which can be either internal or external memory or any cloud storage.
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11. Once you select the drive, it will start downloading the file, depending upon the size of the chats retrieved.
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The exported file includes all the text messages, timestamps, as well as all the media attached to the chat, such as files and images. These files are saved in a compressed ZIP format. This makes it easier to store the exported file in your device's storage.

Note: Exporting chats with media will undoubtedly lead to a larger compressed file size compared to exporting chats without media. Therefore, if space is a concern, whatsapp电脑版 exporting without media may be a better option.