Decrypting MSGSTORE.DB.CRYPT12 Files: A Step-by-Step Guide to Open and Access | If you use WhatsApp, you might have heard about MSGSTORE.DB.CRYPT12
How to open a CRYPT12 file. You can use a CRYPT12 file to migrate or restore your WhatsApp message history on an Android device. To do so, you must rename your most recent CRYPT12 file to msgstore.db.crypt12 before reinstalling WhatsApp and, when prompted, manually restoring your message history.
You can use the existing key and msgstore files in the repo for testing. Run using GO: go run crypt12-decrypt. Or run Windows executable: crypt12-decrypt.exe. Otherwise use the necessery arguments: go run crypt12-decrypt.go -h.
If you want to restore a less recent backup, rename the backup file you wish to restore from msgstore-YYYY-MM-DD.1.db.crypt12 to msgstore.db.crypt12 before reinstalling WhatsApp. Also, make sure you rename or delete the original msgstore.db.crypt12 file.
Open Whatsapp Viewer and go to file Decryptcrypt12. Now you have to load your database file and key file. Download and install Whatsapp Viewer on your computer. The app will automatically detect your database file on your SD Card and then decrypt it.
msgstore.db.crypt12 is the file with the latest WhatsApp chat backup. This is the file used for automatic chat and contact recovery after reinstallation of WhatsApp. msgstore-2016-11-08.1.db.crypt12 is a backup copy of the application's chats for a certain date which is given in the file name.
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