whatsapp photo/video folder

Giubekk

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Mar 7, 2019, 2:36:59 PM3/7/19

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Hi everybodies,

i want to download to my pc photos and videos that i received in whatsapp but i can't find the folder.

Thank you for your help!

speeduploop

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Mar 7, 2019, 2:41:23 PM3/7/19

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Really? --> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/bananahackers/8L0Z7nrz9Ds/r5HcgU89AwAJ

Giubekk

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Mar 7, 2019, 3:56:19 PM3/7/19

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Hi!

Thanks but when i connect my phone via usb to my PC (windows7) and i explore the folder i cannot find /data/local/storage/default (both in internal storage and sd card storage).

Sorry, perhaps is very simple to solve. Its hidden folder?

Thanks for your time

speeduploop

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Mar 7, 2019, 4:08:35 PM3/7/19

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Yes... you can't access it like normal data-folders...

But you can copy it with adb and root-permissions.

Giubekk

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Mar 9, 2019, 5:04:25 PM3/9/19

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also...

- i open a command prompt windows where adb application is located on my PC.

-i Connect successfully the phone via ADB.

-adb root command

-i tried to found and open the folder with adb shell and then list the content of the storage folder. but: permission denied.

-i also tried adb pull command...but of course the command found the folder of my PC where adb application is located.

wich command i have to use to pull out /data/local/storage/default and explore the folder?

I am very sorry for my stupid questions...:(

Many thanks

speeduploop

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Mar 9, 2019, 5:35:14 PM3/9/19

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First: I'm quite sure you had an error-message at 'adb-root'... so why did you go further? :D

Second: when asking questions about errors - please provide enough information so we don't have to guess...

But ok, I guess...

-- you need adb-root to explore /data or pull files from /data directly --> stock adb-server on the phone doesn't have a root-mode...

-- so you need some kind of root first...

--- easiest would be to use a temporary root (like my adbroot-script or GerdaRoot) - you can get my 'adbroot' in 'root-scripts' folder of my cloud-drive.

--- (you can find my drive here --> https://www.magentacloud.de/share/sojjvrui22 )

Then:

adb push adbroot /data/local/tmp/
adb shell
cd /data/local/tmp
chmod +x ./adbroot
./adbroot

Now - as the script will tell you - open 'localhost:8080' with phone's browser and click the button...

--> after that you have adb with root-permission until reboot and exploring / pulling of the usually 'forbidden' folders will work.

Ivan

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Mar 9, 2019, 5:36:39 PM3/9/19

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adb pull /data/local/storage/default

it's easy ;)

I also use baobab to see how are big the folders, then I can know where are stored exactelly.

speeduploop

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Mar 9, 2019, 5:49:37 PM3/9/19

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Seems that you have one folder for every whatsapp-version you had installed...

(probably the app-id changed so the old folders weren't combined or deleted)

Ivan

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Mar 9, 2019, 6:07:28 PM3/9/19

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OK, then this is the reason for why I have more whatsapp folders. Thank you.

Giubekk

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Mar 10, 2019, 11:26:58 AM3/10/19

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Thanks to all! Very helpful (sorry for my basic level)! Mission accomplished:) I copied the folder to my PC , but very complicated compared to my experience with a old nokia 301 (photo and video easy to find in the richt folder).

A found a lot of sqlite files in the whatsapp folders...and used windirstat to find the folder with bigger files...you know perhaps a program to convert it in image/videos? THANKS

speeduploop

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Mar 10, 2019, 11:41:11 AM3/10/19

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The problem is that those files aren't ment as 'media' --> then they would store them in public folders...