WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps worldwide, with billions of users exchanging messages, photos, videos, and important documents every day. For iPhone users, it often stores a large amount of valuable data, including personal chats, work-related conversations, and memorable media files that you may not want to lose.
As your WhatsApp data continues to grow, backing it up becomes increasingly important to avoid accidental loss caused by device issues, system errors, or unintended deletion. Many users therefore choose to back up WhatsApp from iPhone to PC for safer storage and easier access. In this guide, we'll walk you through several practical methods to help you transfer and back up WhatsApp data from your iPhone to a computer with ease.
If you're looking for a more flexible and efficient way to back up WhatsApp data from your iPhone to a PC, using a dedicated tool can be a great choice. Compared with traditional methods, it allows you to preview specific chats and attachments, then selectively export the data you need instead of backing up everything at once.
Coolmuster iPhone WhatsApp Recovery is designed for this purpose. It enables you to transfer WhatsApp messages and attachments directly from your iPhone to your computer, and also lets you extract WhatsApp data from existing iTunes backups for easier access and management.
Highlights of iPhone WhatsApp Recovery:
How to transfer WhatsApp data from iPhone to PC using iPhone WhatsApp Recovery?
01Download and launch this program on your PC. Then, select "Recover from iOS Device".
02Connect your iOS device to your computer using a USB cable, then tap "Trust" on your iPhone to proceed.
03Once connected, choose the data types you want to recover to your computer and then click "Start Scan".
04After scanning, preview the files and select the ones you want to recover. Once you've made your selections, click "Recover to Computer" to save the WhatsApp data to your computer.
Video Tutorial:
iTunes is a handy app to back up all the iPhone data, including WhatsApp chats & attachments, iPhone settings, and other files. Although it is free and easy to use, it is not flexible enough to select the files you want. What's worse, you will lose all current data on the target device when restoring the WhatsApp backup from the PC to your iOS device.
Here's how you can make an iPhone WhatsApp backup to a PC:
Step 1. Install the latest version of iTunes on your computer, then connect your iPhone to it via a USB cable.
Step 2. When iTunes launches automatically, click the iPhone icon in the iTunes window and tap "Summary" after that.
Step 3. Under "Backups", choose "This Computer" and hit "Back Up Now". Please wait until it finishes backup.
Transferring WhatsApp messages, images, or documents to a computer via email is simple, but it may mess up since it will convert the WhatsApp messages into a TXT file. Apart from this, the email will fail to send if the attachment is too large or over 10,000 messages.
Nevertheless, it is quick and easy to send only a few WhatsApp messages. If you prefer email, you can follow these steps:
Step 1. Run WhatsApp on your iPhone and open the chat group you want to transfer.
Step 2. Click the contact name on the top, choose "More" > "Export Chat" > "Mail", and send out this email after signing in.
Step 3. Open the email service on your PC and enter the same email account and password to sign in. Then, find the email and download the TXT file to your computer.
In addition to backing up your iPhone WhatsApp messages to a computer, you can also back up WhatsApp conversations via iCloud. To make the backup successful, ensure that your iCloud account has enough storage left, or it may fail. (iCloud storage is not enough?)
Next, you can back up WhatsApp to iCloud like this:
Step 1. Navigate to iPhone's "Settings", tap your name, and pick "iCloud" > "iCloud Drive".
Step 2. Launch WhatsApp on your iPhone, tap "Settings" > "Chats" > "Chat Backup" > turn on "Include Videos".
Step 3. Click "Back Up Now".
After reading the step-by-step tutorial, you can choose any method above to back up WhatsApp from iPhone to PC. If you want a quick solution to make the backup without data loss, you can select Coolmuster iPhone WhatsApp Recovery. It's easier, faster, and safer to use than iTunes or email.
If you encounter any problem during backup, please tell us in the comments. We will reach out to you soon.
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