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How do I decrypt a crypt8 file of WhatsApp database?

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Lokendra Singh Chouhan, More than a user, less than a developer.

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You can decrypt WhatsApp message backup file i.e. msgstore.db.crypt8. You can also
decrypt the previous backup file with format crypt7, crypt5. In order to decrypt
the WhatsApp message we need three files. These are
Database file with name msgstore.db.crypt8. You can find this file in your
Device storage.
Path: Device Storage/WhatsApp/Databases/msgstore.db.crypt8
Edit: It is required to root your phone to find key otherwise you will get empty
folder.
Key: Key file contains a decryption key which is essential to decrypt an encrypted
file. Since WhatsApp saves this key in your system storage so you can find that file
on following location. To open system folder you can use ES File Explorer. ES
File Explorer File Manager - Android Apps on Google Play

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Path: /data/data/com.whatsapp/files/key
WhatsApp viewer: It is a small Windows application. You can download it by this
link. WhatsApp.viewer.zip
Now you have to copy all these three items in your computer and follow these steps.
1.

Open WhatsApp.viewer.zip

2.

You will see a File option in left-upper corner. Click on this.

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