



For reference, my largest chat (~50k messages) uses about 10GB of RAM. The most demanding part of the process is loading the entire chat in the browser, in which performance heavily depends on how much memory your computer has and how well Chrome handles the large DOM load. Follow these instructions to grant chromedriver an exception, then re-run the script.įrequently Asked Questions Does it download pictures / media? Note for Mac users: you may get blocked when trying to run the script the first time with a message about chromedriver not being from an identified developer. You can change it back afterwards, but for now the script relies on certain HTML elements/attributes that contain English characters/words. This needs to be done on your phone (instructions here). Make sure your WhatsApp chat settings are set to English language. Your terminal supports unicode (UTF-8) characters (for chat emoji's).You have some familiarity with setting up and running Python scripts., 11:24 AM - Bob Ross: My latest happy 🌲 painting for you. , 08:31 AM - Eddy Harrington: You're the best, Bob ❤ , 08:30 AM - Bob Ross: However you think it should be, that’s exactly how it should be. , 08:30 AM - Eddy Harrington: How about we use WhatSoup 🍲 to backup our cherished chats? , 02:05 PM - Bob Ross: You can do anything you want. With this update, you get even more control: secret chats, groups you created and call history can now also be deleted for all sides at any time., 02:04 PM - Eddy Harrington: Hey Bob 👋 Let's move to Signal! Your data is your business, which is why Telegram users can not only export their chats, but also delete messages they send and receive for both sides – without a trace. You can free up space and control your cache size in Settings > Data and Storage > Storage Usage. Older apps make you store all data on your device – but Telegram can take up virtually no space while letting you access all your messages, photos and videos anytime you need them. The best part is that the messages and media you move don’t need to occupy extra space. All members of the chat on Telegram will see the messages. Messages will be imported into the current day but will also include their original timestamps. Swipe left on a chat, then choose '…' > Export Chat. WhatsApp for iOS also lets you export chats directly from the chat list.
