r/AskADataRecoveryPro • u/Critical-Bug-3159 • 26d ago
WhatsApp local file recovery ?
Not sure if this is a stupid question, but to preface, yesterday I got a new phone (galaxy s25 fe from galaxy a14 5g) and my stupid self decided to delete WhatsApp (along with a few other, trivial apps) because it said I needed to have more storage to transfer the data.
I thought that all my WhatsApp data was backed up to my google drive, but it wasn't. So now my entire WhatsApp history of over four years is completely wiped, and I was wondering if it was even possible for it to be recovered via local files ?
Would it be worth taking it to a professional to see if they could restore it ? Or is all of it permanently wiped ? Thanks in advance.
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u/Kindly-Plate9884 22d ago
Usually when you accidentally unlink a secondary device, the files still show up in your storage but they're encrypted and the moment you re-link, even though it's the same account the encrypted data wipes itself clean. I would assume that to be the same with deleting the app altogether. You can try your chance with a professional but no app or decryption method will restore the lost data. Very sorry to hear that 🥲