How to Backup WhatsApp to PC from iPhone/Android 2025

How to transfer WhatsApp data on iPhone/Android to PC? This full guide will give you all answers about the task!

By @Kathy Last Updated December 17, 2024

As a globally popular social app, WhatsApp offers users instant messaging and voice services. Users can send text, voice messages, and video messages to friends, as well as make voice and video calls, and share images, documents, user locations, and other content.

After using WhatsApp for a while, you will likely have stored a large amount of important messages, files, photos, and videos on it. To prevent data loss, backing up WhatsApp data is a necessary choice. Then you may want to ask: Can I backup my WhatsApp messages on PC? The answer is Yes!

How to backup WhatsApp to PC from iPhone free

For users who need to back up WhatsApp data on iPhone to PC, the professional iPhone backup software - AOMEI FoneBackup will be your ideal choice. 

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  • Export WhatsApp data from backups as you like.
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Now you can follow guidance below to get how to finish the WhatsApp backup & restore process.

Step 1. Link your WhatsApp to your PC

Launch AOMEI FoneBackup > Connect your iPhone to the computer via a USB cable > If asked, tap Trust on iPhone to continue.

Step 2. Start backup your data on WhatsApp on PC

Go to WhatsApp Manager > Choose Backup WhatsApp > Click Get Started to continue.

Step 3. Start backup WhatsApp media on PC

If necessary, you can turn on the Enable Backup Encryption option to protect your private data > Click Start Backup to begin the task.

🌟Tip: You can change the backup location from the Backup Storage Path option to easily back up your WhatsApp data to any location on PC or external hard device.

💡 Where is WhatsApp backup on PC? Once the process is finished, you can go to My Backups and click the View dot to browse your backup. You can even choose the data you need and tap on Export to Computer to extract them from backup.
💡 How to restore WhatsApp backup from laptop/desktop? Just click the Restore dot from the My Backups page and you can easily restore your WhatsApp backup to any iOS device, even if they are using different Apple IDs.

How to backup WhatsApp to PC Android 

For Android users, backing up WhatsApp data to a PC can be a bit more complex. Here, we provide two relatively convenient methods to help users efficiently achieve this process.

Method 1. How to backup chats from Android WhatsApp to PC 

You can send an email to accomplish the WhatsApp backup task. This action allows you to have two email addresses.

Step 1. Launch WhatsApp on your device.

Step 2. Now, go to the WhatsApp menu, then select More > Export chat.

Step 3. Open your email app > Key in your other email address and choose to attach the exported chat before sending it over > Send your email right now.

Step 4. Once the action is finished, you can open your email on your PC and download the attached chats to your computer.

Method 2. How to move the WhatsApp app to the desktop/laptop via USB cable

If you don't want to rely on any third-party software, transferring WhatsApp data from Android to PC via Windows File Explore is also available.

Step 1. Connect your Android phone to your laptop/desktop via a USB cable.

Step 2. Confirm the File Transfer or Transfer Files choice from the pop-up notification on your phone. 

Step 3. Open the WhatsApp folder from your device's internal storage on PC > Choose data you need and move them to your computer. 

FAQs about WhatsApp backup & restore for iPhone/Android

  • How to backup WhatsApp messages to new phone?

For iPhone users, you can easily transfer WhatsApp to new iPhone without iCloud with the AOMEI FoneBackup mentioned in Part 1 (WhatsApp Manager > Transfer WhatsApp).

For Android users, you can back up your WhatsApp data to Google Drive first, then restore the data to your new Android phone.

  • How to back up WhatsApp on PC without phone?

You can use WhatsApp Web to back up WhatsApp data to a PC without your phone. Just launch the brower and navigate to the WhatsApp Web portal > Scan the QR code with your mobile device to sync your chats.

Click the three vertical dots in the top-left corner to access the menu > Click Settings and locate the Backup option to save your current chat history. 

Conclusion

Now you can know how to backup WhatsApp to PC from Android/iPhone. 

  • For iPhone users, you can use AOMEI FoneBackup's powerful backup feature to easily accomplish the action. You can also restore the backup to any iOS device as you like.
  • For Android users, you can choose to send an email or via Windows Explorer to make it.

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