How do I read or open WhatsApp backup data from Google Drive with WhatsApp-GD-Extractor-master 




PREREQUISITES:

O/S: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Mac OS X or Linux

Python 2.x or 3.x - If not installed: https://www.python.org/downloads/

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TROUBLESHOOTING:

Check you have the required imports installed (pip configparser and  pip requests).

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I.E.: pip install configparser requests

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Google services device id (if you want to reduce the risk of being logged out of Google)

Search Google Play for "device id" for plenty of apps that can reveal this information

Google account login credentials (username and password)

Android device (With WhatsApp installed) login with same gmail ID

Download WhatsApp-GD-Extractor-master https://github.com/EliteAndroidA...
Download WhatsApp-Key-DB-Extractor-master https://github.com/EliteAndroidA...
Download Whatsapp Viewer https://github.com/andreas-mausc...



INSTRUCTIONS:

This instruction for get the Media files from the Whatsapp Database

Extract "WhatsApp-GD-Extractor-master.zip".

Edit the [auth] section in "settings.cfg".

Paste gmail id and password and save it.

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Run python WhatsAppGDExtract.py from your command console.

Read the usage examples that are displayed.

Run sync command of the examples. Now you will get sign in required

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Now open up this link and sign in Google account that you want to extract media files from google drive:   https://accounts.google.com/b/0/DisplayUnlockCaptcha

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Once again run python WhatsAppGDExtract.py from your command console.

Read the usage examples that are displayed.

Run sync command of the examples.

Now that script automatically extract media files from Google drive

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This instruction for read the messages from the Whatsapp Database


Extract WhatsApp-Key-DB-Extractor-master.zip maintaining the directory structure.

Click on WhatsAppKeyDBExtract.bat

Connect your device via USB debugging mode, unlock your screen and wait for Full backup to appear.

Enter your backup password or leave blank (if none set) and tap on Back up my data.

Confirm backup password in your command console and then check the "extracted" folder. Now you will get key to decrypt

Run python WhatsAppGDExtract.py from your command console.

Read the usage examples that are displayed.

Run backup Download command of the examples. Now you will get sign in required

Now open up this link and sign in Google account that you want to extract media files from google drive:   https://accounts.google.com/b/0/DisplayUnlockCaptcha

Once again run python WhatsAppGDExtract.py from your command console.

Read the usage examples that are displayed.

Run Backup Download command of the examples.

Now you will get crypt12 file

Download msgstore.db.crypt12 file

Open WhatsApp Viewer

File -> crypt12 -> Select file and key

save decrypt file

File-> Open -> select decrypt file

Enter account name. This must be the same Google account name used on your phone. If you have more than one account, try the first one. Make sure you enter the whole email address as account name. If you have trouble, sometimes leaving the account name empty is known to work.

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