What is a weekly backup?

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What is a weekly backup?

A weekly backup is the first backup created on the day of the week selected in the Weekly backup option (click the gear icon, then Backup options > Weekly backup). If a weekly backup is the first backup created after a month starts, this backup is considered monthly.

How do I backup my WhatsApp weekly?

2. Set your WhatsApp backup settings

  1. Open WhatsApp.
  2. Tap Settings (the gear icon) on the bottom right of the main chat screen.
  3. Tap Chats.
  4. Tap Chat Backup.
  5. When your backup is complete, set an Auto Backup schedule (daily, weekly, monthly).*

What is a monthly backup in WhatsApp?

WhatsApp users can now backup all their data on Google Drive. This means all your chats and media can now be saved forever on cloud. WhatsApp gives you options to back up your data on Google daily, weekly or monthly. The backup should be preferably done on WiFi only.

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Is WhatsApp backup necessary?

To avoid the loss of any backups, we recommend backing up your WhatsApp data. The first backup might take a while to complete. Please leave your phone connected to a power source. Every time you create a Google Drive backup using the same Google account, the previous backup will be overwritten.

What is use of backup in WhatsApp?

Luckily, WhatsApp automatically backs up and saves your messages to your phone’s memory daily. However, depending on your settings, you can also backup your chats to Google Drive. This way, just in case you have to delete WhatsApp from your phone, your messages will be safe.

Why does WhatsApp backup everyday?

Reason being, we never know when our phones might crash, when the mobile may stop working due to an accident, when there might be an Hardware failure, etc, causing us to not use our phone. For such instances, daily backups are great.

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How often does WhatsApp backup?

Your phone will store up to the last seven days worth of local backup files. Local backups will be automatically created every day at 2:00 AM and saved as a file in your phone. If your data isn’t stored in the /sdcard/WhatsApp/ folder, you might see “internal storage” or “main storage” folders.

What is the benefit of WhatsApp backup?

WhatsApp allows users to easily switch between devices and maintain their chats, media and other items by harnessing a backup feature. This leverages the power of Google Drive’s storage to keep user data safely secured in the cloud.

What time does WhatsApp backup daily?

Local backups will be automatically created every day at 2:00 AM and saved as a file in your phone. If your data isn’t stored in the /sdcard/WhatsApp/ folder, you might see “internal storage” or “main storage” folders.