Where and how to find WhatsApp ‘trash’?

If in common applications all these messages are sent to a type of Trash where they can be restored there, in WhatsApp the situation is different. This is because its operation maintains a data privacy standard.

So how can I find and recover my deleted data? HE TecMundo sheds some light on you and shows you how to find WhatsApp ‘trash’. Check out!

How to find WhatsApp trash bin?

First of all, this must be said. There is no traditional recycle bin in WhatsApp. In other words, a folder where you can view deleted content and choose what you want to restore next.

What the instant messaging app has is a backup system. Inside that, All your conversations and files are stored in the cloud and can be restored by authenticating with the same account on a new device.

In other words, only the user of that WhatsApp profile can recover the saved ones.

How to recover deleted WhatsApp conversations and files?

The way to do this is to restore a backup from a restore point where the files are still there. For example: If the last backup of your account was made on Tuesday and you deleted the messages on Wednesday, simply recover the data from the last backup; the data will still be there.

Despite everything, This will not be possible if this backup has been overwritten. To take the same example again, if messages were automatically updated on Wednesday immediately after they were deleted, it would not be possible to recover them.

So how do I check the date of the last backup of my WhatsApp?

1. Open WhatsApp app on your smartphone;

2. Once there, press Settings;

3. Then in the “Conversations” option;

4. Then click on “Chat backup”;

5. The next screen will show the date and time of the last successful backup. Therefore, everything saved until that period and not deleted can be restored to your account.

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