how to extract whatsapp messages from itunes backup?

[oilyardm]

I backed up my iPhone 6 with iTunes a while ago and now i want to recover some deleted whatsapp messages from the backup file. However, I don't want to restore the all the files as this will definitely mess up my iPhone. Is it possible to do that?

 

[yaboyac29]

Why would it mess up your phone?

Backup your current phone
Restore old backup with the messages u need
Get messages
Restore your recent backup

 

[oilyardm]

Why would it mess up your phone?

Backup your current phone
Restore old backup with the messages u need
Get messages
Restore whatsapp messages from backup

If i restored from the recent backup, does this over write the phone again?

 

[CTHarrryH]

do the backups even backup whatspps messages?

 

[CNeufeld]

Or you could just google "Whatsapp iphone backup"...

https://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/iphone/20888066

C

 

[enrincon89]

do the backups even backup whatspps messages?

WhatsApp uses iCloud to back up the messages.

 

[oilyardm]

WhatsApp uses iCloud to back up the messages.

iTunes also backs up the whatsapp messages

 

[ApfelKuchen]

If i restored from the recent backup, does this over write the phone again?

Yes, it would. First, Old overwrites New, then New overwrites Old.