How to Use WhatsApp Recovery for Mac

WhatsApp Recovery for Mac allows you to recover WhatsApp chat history (including photos, videos and other message attachments) from iTunes backup or directly from iPhone, iPad and iPod touch after error deletion, iOS update, jailbreak, factory reset, etc. Download WhatsApp Recovery for Mac to your Macbook Air, Macbook Pro or other Mac computer and follow the tutorial below to have a try.

The program gives you 2 options for recovering WhatsApp messages: recover directly from iDevices without iTunes backup and recover from iTunes backup.

Overall Steps:

Part 1. Recover WhatsApp Messages directly from iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

With WhatsApp Recovery for Mac, you can directly recover WhatsApp messages from your iOS device if you don’t have iTunes backup.

Step 1: Connect iOS Device to Computer

First of all, connect your device to your computer with a USB cable and run WhatsApp Recovery for Mac on the same computer..

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Step 2: Scan iTunes Backup and Preview WhatsApp Messages

After your device is detected, WhatsApp Recovery for Mac will show you the WhatsApp chat history on the program interface.

After choosing the iTunes backup you need, WhatsApp Recovery will display WhatsApp chat history on the program interface. You can preview the messages, photos, videos and other message attachments one by one.

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Step 3: Recover and Export WhatsApp Messages to Mac

At last, click the "Export" button on the bottom of the interface to recover the WhatsApp messages from iDevice to your Mac. You can save the exported messages in 3 file formats: .xls, txt and .xlm.

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Part 2. Recover WhatsApp Messages from iTunes Backup

If you have backed up your WhatsApp messages with iTunes, you can extract iTunes backup for lost or deleted WhatsAppp messages. By using the iTunes backup, you can restore WhatsApp them even your device is lost or broken.

Step 1: Select an iTunes Backup to Scan

When you run WhatsApp Recovery for Mac on your Mac, the program will automatically find all the iTunes backups for you. From the pull-down menu on top right of the interface, select the backup file you need.

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Step 2: Preview WhatsApp Messages

After choosing the iTunes backup you need, WhatsApp Recovery for Mac will display WhatsApp chat history on the program interface.

After choosing the iTunes backup you need, WhatsApp Recovery will display WhatsApp chat history on the program interface. You can preview the messages, photos, videos and other message attachments one by one.

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Step 3: Recover and Export WhatsApp Messages to Mac

After previewing, check the items you need and click the "Export" button on the bottom of the interface to recover the WhatsApp messages from iTunes backup to your MacBook Air, MacBook Pro or other Mac computer. You can save the exported messages and contacts in 3 file formats: .xls, txt and .xlm.

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With all these steps done, the WhatsApp messages could now be recovered and saved on your computer. You can feel free to view them if you need.

Extra Tip: How to Recover WhatsApp Contacts on Mac OS

As this version doesn’t support to recover contacts on your iDevices, just upgrade to the improved version which is called WhatsApp Recovery for Mac if you want to recover deleted WhatsApp contacts from iOS devices.

This version provides 2 options to recover WhatsApp contacts as well. You can either choose to recover directly from your device or restore from iTunes backup which share similar steps with steps to recover WhatsApp messages. Besides .xls, txt and .xlm files, the recovered WhatsApp contacts can be saved as a VCF file for easily exporting to other devices like your Gmail account and Android devices.

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