Hi there, everyone!

So, full disclosure, I'm writing this on behalf of my father who has memory problems and occasional difficulties with technology. When he was trying to delete some messages in a WhatsApp group chat he is part of, he accidentally deleted virtually all of them. He has since been able to rejoin the chat in question, but unfortunately cannot see his messages past a certain point - i.e. post deletion. Given his memory problems, this makes it quite difficult for him.

We have tried the in-app methods of restoring his messages, but other sites and instructions tell us to delete WhatsApp and re-install it from a backup. However, after the deletion incident, we backed up his messages which has likely saved over previous versions.

As such, is there any way we can recover individual messages from within a specific chat WITHOUT having to delete and re-install WhatsApp? Asking because my father would rather not risk losing everything.

Best wishes and take care

I tried to delete and download the app again, but still nothing. I will never forgive myself for this, so many memories just gone. Please tell me there are other ways to get it back…