1. Backup your WhatsApp Photos to Google Drive:<\/strong><\/h3>Before we dive into specifically backing up your Google photos, let’s understand how to create a WhatsApp backup with the help of an automatic cloud backup feature. If you already know how to enable an automatic backup of your WhatsApp chats, you can skip this method. The process of creating a backup of your WhatsApp account is easy:<\/p>
\n- Open your WhatsApp app and go to Settings > Chats > Chat Backup<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Tap on Back up to Google Drive and select a backup frequency that is Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. Otherwise, only when I tap “Back up<\/strong>”<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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<\/figure>\n- Check if you want to enable the “Include videos<\/strong>” option. This generally means the backup will also upload and store the videos shared on WhatsApp.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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<\/figure>\n- Tap “Back Up Now”<\/strong> to start the backup process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
The above steps ensure a complete backup of your WhatsApp chats<\/a>, including photos, videos, documents, and texts.<\/p>But what if you want to specifically back up your WhatsApp photos to your Google Drive?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>While there is no specific way to automatically back up your WhatsApp photos to Google Drive, one can do it manually:<\/p>
\n- In Google Drive, tap the “+ New”<\/strong> button located in the bottom-right corner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select Upload<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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<\/figure>\n- Now go to your device’s storage and click on Images <\/strong>> WhatsApp Images<\/strong> folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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<\/figure>\n- Either select all the photos at once or select the photos you want to upload and tap Select. This will start uploading them to your Google Drive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
\nNote<\/em><\/strong>: Before running this method, ensure the WhatsApp photos are visible in your Android gallery. If not, first you need to <\/em>fix WhatsApp images not showing in gallery<\/em><\/a> issue.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>This will specifically upload all your WhatsApp photos to Google Drive. However, if your backup process is paused and shows the error message “Waiting for Wi-Fi<\/strong>”, you will need to either connect to a high-quality Wi-Fi connection or toggle off this setting.<\/p>To toggle off this setting:<\/p>
\n- Open Google Drive and tap on the three horizontal lines at the top-left to access Google Drive Settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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<\/figure>\n- In the Settings panel, scroll down to find Transfer files only over Wi-Fi<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Now, Toggle Off this setting, to back up your files over a cellular network.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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<\/figure>2. Backup WhatsApp Photos to Google Photos<\/strong><\/h3>Another way to create a cloud backup of your WhatsApp photos is by uploading them to Google Photos app. Google Photos is a cloud backup service that helps you restore and backup Android device photos and videos. This app can back up your WhatsApp photos and videos from your Android device.<\/p>
To back up WhatsApp photos to the Google Photos app, follow these steps:<\/p>
\n- Launch the Google Photos app on your device.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In Google Photos, find the “Collections<\/strong>” menu option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Now look for the WhatsApp Images<\/strong> folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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<\/figure>\n- Select the photos that you want to backup.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Once selected, tap on the three dots on the top-right to access the menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Tap on Back up now<\/strong> to upload the files to Google Photos app.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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<\/figure>Once the photos are uploaded, check for them in the Google Photos app with a cloud mark. This ensures that all the selected photos in that folder are backed up to your Google Photos account.<\/p>
<\/a>3. Create a Manual Backup of WhatsApp Photos<\/strong><\/h3>If you do not have enough space in your Google Drive or Google Photos app to accommodate your WhatsApp image backup, try creating a manual backup. Creating a manual backup is a safe method to store your WhatsApp files and folders.<\/p>
\n- Connect your Android device to a computer, and select file transfer from the notifications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- On your computer, go to This PC, and look for the Android device folder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Enter the Android device folder and search for the WhatsApp folder in the internal storage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select the WhatsApp photos, copy them manually, and paste them into a location on your computer or an external storage device. E.g., SD card.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
This will create a copy of all your WhatsApp photos to an external storage device or the computer.<\/p>
These are safe methods to backup your WhatsApp photos from an Android device. However, we often delete the WhatsApp photos or the app altogether, losing access to our memories and important information. While having a backup in this situation really helps, sometimes, you may fail to take a backup at the right time.<\/p>
<\/a>How to Recover Deleted WhatsApp Photos Without Backup?<\/strong><\/h2>
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- Check if you want to enable the “Include videos<\/strong>” option. This generally means the backup will also upload and store the videos shared on WhatsApp.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/figure>
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- Tap “Back Up Now”<\/strong> to start the backup process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
The above steps ensure a complete backup of your WhatsApp chats<\/a>, including photos, videos, documents, and texts.<\/p>
But what if you want to specifically back up your WhatsApp photos to your Google Drive?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>
While there is no specific way to automatically back up your WhatsApp photos to Google Drive, one can do it manually:<\/p>
- \n
- In Google Drive, tap the “+ New”<\/strong> button located in the bottom-right corner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select Upload<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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- Now go to your device’s storage and click on Images <\/strong>> WhatsApp Images<\/strong> folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/figure>
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- Either select all the photos at once or select the photos you want to upload and tap Select. This will start uploading them to your Google Drive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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Note<\/em><\/strong>: Before running this method, ensure the WhatsApp photos are visible in your Android gallery. If not, first you need to <\/em>fix WhatsApp images not showing in gallery<\/em><\/a> issue.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>
This will specifically upload all your WhatsApp photos to Google Drive. However, if your backup process is paused and shows the error message “Waiting for Wi-Fi<\/strong>”, you will need to either connect to a high-quality Wi-Fi connection or toggle off this setting.<\/p>
To toggle off this setting:<\/p>
- \n
- Open Google Drive and tap on the three horizontal lines at the top-left to access Google Drive Settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/figure>
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- In the Settings panel, scroll down to find Transfer files only over Wi-Fi<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Now, Toggle Off this setting, to back up your files over a cellular network.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
<\/figure>2. Backup WhatsApp Photos to Google Photos<\/strong><\/h3>
Another way to create a cloud backup of your WhatsApp photos is by uploading them to Google Photos app. Google Photos is a cloud backup service that helps you restore and backup Android device photos and videos. This app can back up your WhatsApp photos and videos from your Android device.<\/p>
To back up WhatsApp photos to the Google Photos app, follow these steps:<\/p>
- \n
- Launch the Google Photos app on your device.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In Google Photos, find the “Collections<\/strong>” menu option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Now look for the WhatsApp Images<\/strong> folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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- Select the photos that you want to backup.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Once selected, tap on the three dots on the top-right to access the menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Tap on Back up now<\/strong> to upload the files to Google Photos app.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/figure>
Once the photos are uploaded, check for them in the Google Photos app with a cloud mark. This ensures that all the selected photos in that folder are backed up to your Google Photos account.<\/p>
<\/a>3. Create a Manual Backup of WhatsApp Photos<\/strong><\/h3>
If you do not have enough space in your Google Drive or Google Photos app to accommodate your WhatsApp image backup, try creating a manual backup. Creating a manual backup is a safe method to store your WhatsApp files and folders.<\/p>
- \n
- Connect your Android device to a computer, and select file transfer from the notifications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- On your computer, go to This PC, and look for the Android device folder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Enter the Android device folder and search for the WhatsApp folder in the internal storage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select the WhatsApp photos, copy them manually, and paste them into a location on your computer or an external storage device. E.g., SD card.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
This will create a copy of all your WhatsApp photos to an external storage device or the computer.<\/p>
These are safe methods to backup your WhatsApp photos from an Android device. However, we often delete the WhatsApp photos or the app altogether, losing access to our memories and important information. While having a backup in this situation really helps, sometimes, you may fail to take a backup at the right time.<\/p>
<\/a>How to Recover Deleted WhatsApp Photos Without Backup?<\/strong><\/h2>
- Now look for the WhatsApp Images<\/strong> folder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
- Now, Toggle Off this setting, to back up your files over a cellular network.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
- In the Settings panel, scroll down to find Transfer files only over Wi-Fi<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Open Google Drive and tap on the three horizontal lines at the top-left to access Google Drive Settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
- Either select all the photos at once or select the photos you want to upload and tap Select. This will start uploading them to your Google Drive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
- Select Upload<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
- In Google Drive, tap the “+ New”<\/strong> button located in the bottom-right corner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Tap “Back Up Now”<\/strong> to start the backup process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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