images do not show

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Originally Posted by Mayn

Send you email

Thanks. The newer mail I want to answer here, since it may be of interest for others as well:

I don't know what's wrong with my DB but when the html opens, I still get an error (screenshot 3).

When I click on the left lnik, I get a "can't find webpage" page.
When I click on the right link I get an error (screenshot 1).


But I don't get errors after conversion anymore!

Thanks!

Showing of images is optional. You need to copy the media files in the correct folder.
As explained in the Readme and in the 3rd post on page 1 - Some Additional Information - MEDIA FILES:

Originally Posted by ztedd

MEDIA FILES

If you want to watch the videos, audios and images, you can click on the thumbnails and media links. Popups should open displaying the media.
However, online media files are available only for the last ~ 3 weeks.
But you still can open the offline media files, they are linked as well.
For this it is necessary to copy the folder "Media" from /sdcard/Whatsapp (Android) or net.whatsapp.WhatsApp (Iphone) to the certain folder of your computer where this tool is installed.

In your case, the image files need to be in the folder
.../WhatsApp/Media/....@s.whatsapp.net/
so that e.g. the file
.../WhatsApp/Media/....@s.whatsapp.net/6236....f.jpg
can be displayed correctly.

Use Itunes Backup and an Iphone Backup Tool like I-Twin or Iphone Backup Extractor to get the files.

empty msgstore.plain.db file with 0 kb

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Originally Posted by Ruddy13

Hi,Sorry for the inconvenience but I installed the ActivePython and the
crypto module, everything worked fine but all I get is the message:

"decrypted database written to msgstore.plain.db
Error: no such table: chat_list"

The result is a msgstore.plain.db file with 0 kb.
No browser opens.

I have no idea what went wrong on decrypting your
msgstore.db.crypt file. Maybe you could send me that file and I have a
look into it.

Which version of
- Windows
- ActivePython
- Whatsapp Xtract
- and Whatsapp on Android
do you use?

Which input file did you use? Did you use msgstore.db.crypt from the android SD card?

What does your input file look like? How big is it? What is
the content of the beginning of the file, if opened with an editor or
hex-editor?

Works gr8 thanks


PS:That guy you text has a gr8 name (same as mine) LOL!

Deleted records

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Hi ztedd

Thanks for the last update, works perfectly now on Iphone....

Am I mistaken or does the deleted records not display? I'm sure it showed deleted records from my Android, unless it was because it was records from when I had another sim in - Guess I will need to verify, unless someone knows the answer already?

Cheers

Originally Posted by dradeloos

Hi ztedd

Thanks for the last update, works perfectly now on Iphone....

Am I mistaken or does the deleted records not display? I'm sure it showed deleted records from my Android, unless it was because it was records from when I had another sim in - Guess I will need to verify, unless someone knows the answer already?

Cheers

Please, do the following:

- Download, extract and Run SQLite Database Browser
http://sqlitebrowser.sourceforge.net/
- open ChatStorage.sqlite with SQLite Database Browser
- go to "Execute SQL" tab
- paste this SQL String and then click "Execute query":
SELECT * FROM ZWAMESSAGE WHERE ZCHATSESSION Not In (Select Z_PK From ZWACHATSESSION)
- make a screenshot of the result and post it here (you may blacken parts with private data)

This will help me to get more information on the question whether there are messages that the script doesn't show.

Originally Posted by ztedd

Showing of images is optional. You need to copy the media files in the correct folder.
As explained in the Readme and in the 3rd post on page 1 - Some Additional Information - MEDIA FILES:

Yes, you're right, I should have read that!
Anyway, it's working like a charm now!
Many thanks!!

great!

No records

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Hi ztedd

I ran the script and no records were generated. So I presume that deleted records are REALLY deleted

Cheers

Originally Posted by ztedd

Please, do the following:

- Download, extract and Run SQLite Database Browser
- open ChatStorage.sqlite with SQLite Database Browser
- go to "Execute SQL" tab
- paste this SQL String and then click "Execute query":
SELECT * FROM ZWAMESSAGE WHERE ZCHATSESSION Not In (Select Z_PK From ZWACHATSESSION)
- make a screenshot of the result and post it here (you may blacken parts with private data)

This will help me to get more information on the question whether there are messages that the script doesn't show.

Yes, that seems to be the case unfortunately...

Whatsapp Xtract only can extract those messages that are inside the database. If they are deleted already, it can't help. (Maybe an older backup would contain them)

received this question by PM:

I really really need help with this Whatsapp xtractor;

I have tried so hard to understand and follow this;
1. Root your android phone or use any other method to get access to the folder
/data/data/com.whatsapp/databases

2. copy the files "msgstore.db" and "wa.db" to a certain folder of your computer

...

BUT I don't know what the hell I am doing. I am not a technophobe, nor am I a developer, or similar. I just really need to get the chats downloaded off a Samsung Galaxy Ace (GT-S5830) as they contain critical info I need to download to my PC. Can you tell me what I have to do in practical terms please?

The HowTo that you have quoted refers to an older version. The new version is able to decrypt the msgstore.db.crypt file that you can find on the SD card of your Samsung Galaxy Ace. I guess you know how to connect your Samsung to your Computer and copy files from the SD card?

Do this:
- in Whatsapp, go to settings - more - Backup Chats and hit Backup
- then connect the mobile to your computer, copy the whole folder /WhatsApp to your computer to e.g. C:\WhatsApp
- on your computer in folder C:\WhatsApp, copy the file C:\WhatsApp\Databases\msgstore.db.crypt to C:\WhatsApp
- download and extract the newest version of Whatsapp Xtract (download link in first post) and extract the .zip file also to e.g. C:\WhatsApp
- Now msgstore.db.crypt and the new files, e.g. !README.txt should be in the same folder, e.g. C:\WhatsApp
- Now download and install Activepython (see Howto in first post)
- Now run "install pyCrypto.bat"
- Now everything should be prepared. Now you can run "whatsapp_xtract_android_crypted.bat"