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This is making sense now. I just checked and I do have several msgstore files in there. Gonna back them up and try the reinstall + restore method. Fingers crossed.
I’ve been using a SanDisk pendrive for a while, but recently it suddenly stopped working. When I plug it into my computer, nothing shows up- no drive letter, no notification, and it’s not showing in Disk Management either. I’ve tried multiple USB ports and even different computers, but the issue persists.
I really need to recover some important files from it. Has anyone else experienced this with their SanDisk drives? What troubleshooting steps did you try, and did anything work?
You’re telling me your phone is clearly dying and your solution was… to turn it off and on again? Genius. Maybe next try shaking it or yelling at it. 😀
Same thing happened to me. I dont know what to do?
Let me know if you were able to fix your card.
Also, make sure you have more free space than just 2 GB before doing all this. WhatsApp can be picky during restore..if you’re low on space mid-process, it might fail again. I’d clear up at least 6–8 GB temporarily.
hey, so my 64gb sandisk sd card randomly stopped working. I was using it in my camera and when I plugged it into my laptop it either doesn’t show up or says I need to format it (which I obviously dont wanna do).
it has a bunch of photos + vids I really need and ofc I didn’t back anything up yet… not smart, I know lol. I haven’t added anything to it since it stopped working, just trying to see if I can save the data.
anyone had this happen before? any free tools or methods that actually worked? trying not to lose hope here 😩
Reinstalling can wipe data if you’re not careful, but here’s what I did when I had that bug:
1. Go into Internal Storage > WhatsApp > Databases — see if you’ve got files like msgstore-YYYY-MM-DD.1.db.crypt14.
2. Move the latest one to a safe folder outside WhatsApp’s folder.
3. Uninstall WhatsApp.
4. Reinstall it, before opening it, move that backup file back into the Databases folder.
5. Open WhatsApp and choose “Restore from backup” when prompted.
If the app is still using 70 GB, there’s a good chance the database file is intact.
I think I had daily backups turned on, but only locally and not on Google Drive. But I don’t know how to make whatsapp pull that data again without reinstalling. Won’t reinstalling wipe things?
I had something super similar happen when I was low on space. WhatsApp didn’t actually delete my files, but it messed up the index file that links chats to the app’s display. I had to restore from a local backup to get them back. Do you have daily backups enabled?
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Last night WhatsApp popped up the “low storage” error and just crashed. I freed up like 2–3 GB and reopened it, only to find all my chats gone..every single contact.
Weird part? My phone settings still say WhatsApp is taking up around 70 GB, so I’m guessing the data’s still there. Even in the “My Files” app I can open old WhatsApp videos, so I doubt it’s corrupted.
Question is.. how do I get my chat history to actually show in WhatsApp again instead of it acting like I just installed it fresh?
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Yeah, this happened to many, and it is easy to recover most of the stuff, so there’s definitely hope. First off, don’t format the card no matter how many times it asks, that’ll make recovery way harder. Try using a different card reader or USB port if you haven’t already, and maybe even a different computer, just to rule out a hardware issue. If the card still doesn’t show up properly, there are a couple of free tools you can try.
Photorec is good for basic recovery on Windows, and R-Photo is more powerful if the file system is really messed up, as it can pull files even if the drive looks empty or raw.
It’s not the best software, but it works. Also, check Disk Management (on Windows) or Disk Utility (on Mac) to see if the card shows up at all — if it appears as unallocated or RAW space, that’s a decent sign. If none of that works and the files are super important, like irreplaceable memories, you might have to look into a professional recovery tool like Stellar Photo Recovery, but it can be paid.