How to Backup Your WeChat Chat History on Android

This wikiHow teaches you how to back up all WeChat conversations on your Android to a Windows PC.

Steps

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    Install WeChat on a Windows computer. You must have a PC running Windows to use this method.[1]
    • To download WeChat, go to https://www.wechat.com/en/ in a web browser, click the Windows logo inside of a computer screen, then click Download.
    • Once the download is complete, run the installer (called WeChat_C1018.exe, though the number part changes frequently), then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.
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    Open WeChat on the PC. The icon has two speech bubbles—one green, one white. If you don’t see it on your desktop, click the Windows menu, then select WeChat from the apps list.
    • If you’re not signed in yet, follow the on-screen instructions to sign in now.
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    Click ☰. It’s at the bottom-left corner of WeChat.
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    Click Backup and Restore.
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    Click Back up on PC. Confirmation messages will now appear on both your PC and your Android.
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    Tap Backup All on your Android. This backs up all of your WeChat conversations to WeChat on the computer. When the backup is complete, a confirmation message will appear on both your Android and your PC.
    • If you only want to back up certain chats (instead of all of them), tap Select Chat History, select chats to back up, then tap Done.
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References

  1. ↑ https://www.nextofwindows.com/how-to-back-up-and-free-up-wechat-data-to-your-computer

About This Article

Nicole Levine, MFA
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Nicole Levine, MFA
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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 50,490 times.
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Article SummaryX

1. Install WeChat on a Windows PC.
2. Open WeChat on the PC.
3. Click ☰.
4. Click Backup and Restore.
5. Click Back up on PC.
6. Tap Backup All on your Android.

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