

Alternatively ADB (Android Debug Bridge) can be used to extract the above files after booting into recovery on the device. The unique key for the encrypted backup databases is stored here: /data/data/com.whatsapp/files/keyĪccess to the /data/data directory requires root access.

The WhatsApp Database is stored unencrypted at this path on the Android device: /data/data/com.whatsapp/databases/msgstore.dbīackups of the database are also stored encrypted on the SD card typically at the following location: /sdcard/WhatsApp/Databases/msgstore.db.crypt7 Whatsapp Xtract: Backup Messages Extractor / Database Analyzer / Chat-BackupĪlternatively you can do this manually as follows:

As Ashesh mentioned you can use the tool on the XDA developer website:
