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"Deleting messages..." whatsapp, HOW DO I STOP IT?!

Kharl

Well-Known Member
Hi!

i did not chose that, why is whatsapp deleting a chat (i don't know which one) iif i have not chosen to delete any chat, ok, lets assume that very very accidentally coincidentally tap to delete a chat.... how do i stop it?

if i force close the app and open it again it continue the deletion?

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But make sure you have a backup before you wipe the data
most of the messages will be backed up automatically on Whatsapp's servers. i do not use the app very often, but i have a few messages that when i deleted its data and cache and uninstall, then re-install it.....my messages were still there......so as long as the server is all sync'd up, it should be fine to delete data without backing up.
 
Most of the mesages will be automatically backed up on your device, not on WhatsApp's servers. They may also have a copy of the backup in Google Drive, if they chose to do that.

If in doubt, copy the contents of your WhatsApp backups folder to somewhere else (deleting a message shouldn't remove the backup, but if you don't know why it's deleted then best play safe).

There has been talk of a new self-deleting message feature (for senders who don't want the message to persist), but I've not come across it so far myself. But mentioning this just in case it's relevant.
 
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