By Jenefey Aaron

Updated on 2025-05-15

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How to Restore WhatsApp Backup from Internal Storage

By Jenefey Aaron

2025-05-15 / WhatsApp Tips

WhatsApp backup is always stressed because you can use backups to restore your WhatsApp messages. We are familiar with WhatsApp iCloud backup and Google Drive backup, but can we resort to local backup when these online backups are not available? How to restore WhatsApp backup from internal storage? We will address these questions here.

Part 1: Can I Restore WhatsApp Backup from Internal Storage

Part 2: How to Restore WhatsApp from Local Backup

Part 3: How to Recover Deleted WhatsApp without Backup

Bonus Tips: How to Backup WhatsApp to Internal Storage

FAQs on WhatsApp Backup from Internal Storage

Part 1: Can I Restore WhatsApp Backup from Internal Storage

Is it possible to recover WhatsApp messages from internal storage backup? The answer is yes for Android users. All you need is a right guidance and a proper local storage backup and you will get back your important WhatsApp chats from internal storage. We will explain in detail below.

Part 2: How to Restore WhatsApp from Local Backup

To restore WhatsApp backup from internal storage, follow a few steps below.

Uninstall and reinstall WhatsApp on your Android phone.
While setting up and logging in with the same account, WhatsApp will find the backup file in the internal storage.
Restore messages from backup messages prompts. Tap on Restore.
Wait the process to finish and then tap on Next. You will enter WhatsApp and see the backed up messages.

Part 3: How to Recover Deleted WhatsApp without Backup

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Here is how to recover deleted whatsapp messages without backup:

Firstly, download and install UltData WhatsApp Recovery on your computer. Click on Device. Then choose the option of Android.
Connect your Android using a USB cable to the computer and then enable USB debugging on your phone.
Now, click Start to start scanning deleted and lost WhatsApp data on your phone.
Wait as the scanning process is done. All your WhatsApp data will be shown here. Select messages you want and click on Recover.

Bonus Tips: How to Backup WhatsApp to Internal Storage

Whenever you backup WhatsApp to Google Drive, a local backup is created. Without Google Drive backup, WhatsApp is scheduled every night at 2AM to create a local backup file.

Besides, you should also know how to manually backup your WhatsApp data.

Open WhatsApp and go to Settings. Then tap on Chats > Chat backup.
Now on the sections that says Backup to Google Drive, tap and change the selection to Never.
After that, tap on Back Up button. This will backup your WhatsApp to the local storage.
To see the WhatsApp backup files, in the File Manager app, navigate to your local storage or sdcard > WhatsApp > Databases.
The file named msgstore.db.crytp12 is the latest backup, which will be restored.
It is possible for an earlier backup to be restored. Just change the name to msgstore.db.crytp12.

Note:

This local backup thing works only for Android phones. iPhone users can’t exclusively back up their WhatsApp data to the internal storage.

FAQs on WhatsApp Backup from Internal Storage

Q1: Where is my WhatsApp backup in internal storage?

Your WhatsApp backup stored in the local storage can be accessed in File Manager. Go to Device Storage or SD Card > WhatsApp > Databases. Here you will find all the saved previous backup file.

Q2: Why WhatsApp is not restoring backup from internal storage?

There are a couple of reasons that WhatsApp is not restoring a local backup. For example, the phone number and account are not the same; the backup files could be corrupted or deleted; or WhatsApp cannot detect the local backup.

Q3: Can you restore deleted WhatsApp chats from local backup?

Yes, you can restore deleted WhatsApp chats from a local backup as long as the backup is created before the said messages are deleted.

Conclusion

We have learned about how to restore WhatsApp backup from internal storage, which tells us why backups are so important. No matter it is a local backup or iCloud backup and Google Drive backup, you should take it regularly or automatically. However, if you didn’t create a backup and need to recover deleted WhatsApp messages, Tenorshare UltData WhatsApp Recovery offers a powerful solution. It helps you restore lost WhatsApp chats quickly and securely—no backup required.

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