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From: Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: How to back up WhatsApp to local storage on your Android device
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 18:00:26 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-04-12, Marion <marion@facts.com> wrote:
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> My intent with this thread is to be able to back up to local storage the
> WhatsApp chats *without* needing to put those chats on the cloud first.
>

Just copy the files that you mentioned in the very first post over to 
your desktop PC?

If something happens to your phone just copy them to the new device? 

What am I missing here?