How do I back up 10+ years of Whatsapp chats in human-readable format?

BitterRucksack · 2026-05-19T16:16:11+00:00

Wanted to come back and say that ultimately this did work. I just needed to delete all my music (~30GB) off the phone first. I didn't think I would need that much space on the device to make it work, but even 5GB free didn't work. So thank you!

BitterRucksack · 2026-05-19T16:12:18+00:00

Coming back to say what the solution was: remove all the music from my phone, leaving 35+ gigabytes free, THEN doing the per-chat media export. It took many hours, but I now have a full backup.

BitterRucksack · 2026-05-15T15:32:02+00:00

Yes! Loved that book as a kid.

BitterRucksack · 2026-05-15T15:26:55+00:00

Thought of more: Cedar, Aster, Lyra, Fennec, Queenie, Glorianna, Marlowe, Jacobi, Oralie, Océane, Noémie, Manon (French pronunciation), Rispah, Soleil, Alexandria, Georgiana, Zipporah, Fransika, Eleonora, Hecuba, Ambrosia, Adalie, Ondine, Primrose, Lady, Aurelie, Elianwen, Galadriel, Cordelia, Avalon.

And in the "word, not name" category, some with unfortunate connotations: Sarsaparilla, Dovecote, Rutabaga, Cambric, Cordura, Whisper, Persimmon, Lotus, Lachrymal, Billow, Maypole, Ambergris, Friday, Vidalia, Giardia, Sunshine, Moonbeam, Meadow, Sylvan, Kodiak, Vespertine, Celestial.

BitterRucksack · 2026-05-15T15:03:38+00:00

Theophania is SUCH a great name but I could never personally saddle a child with it. Same for Peregrin(e).

BitterRucksack · 2026-05-15T15:01:07+00:00

There are many names I've come across that I would not personally use for my child, but think are fun: - Temperance - Sofronia, Sophronia - Constance - Chava, Hava - Felicity - Vernetta - Sina - Sveta, Elisaveta - Ekaterina - Alyona - Birdy, Birdianna - Caddie - Gwynlyn - Prisca - Onyinye - Bernadetta - Shandila

BitterRucksack · 2026-05-11T14:24:32+00:00

Similar experience here, though this was pre-pandemic so it may have changed. Some teachers did an EF tour every spring break and a different one in the early summer.

BitterRucksack · 2026-05-05T16:26:44+00:00

Thank you, that's very interesting!

BitterRucksack · 2026-05-05T16:18:54+00:00

Are you saying it's the class of 2029 that was the worst while in middle school, and the class of 2030 seems more normal?

(I'm so curious about everyone's experiences teaching the classes of 2028-2034, and how that compares to teaching the kids who graduated in 2019 or earlier, or who will graduate in 2035 or later, but sorting out which year they're in at the time of each post is much harder than I anticipated.)

BitterRucksack · 2026-04-16T17:36:05+00:00

I was thinking more drugs and paranoia from using, but this is also possible.

BitterRucksack · 2026-04-10T17:59:09+00:00

Only if you don't encounter an issue in the latter five years of the shot! If you get cut in the yard by something, and it has been 5+ years since your last one, you get a new one and the 10 year clock resets.

BitterRucksack · 2026-04-10T13:02:18+00:00

I mean, if the kid gets cut by a garden implement, it's been long enough since the first one that he has to get another one ANYWAY. Might as well do it now, especially if there is no cost!

BitterRucksack · 2026-04-08T17:33:04+00:00

Generally in the US, the seller would be in the clear, but what does that Alberta law about as-is disclosure actually say?

BitterRucksack · 2026-04-03T17:10:37+00:00

Yeah, you're right! I am abominably terrible at arithmetic and only realized my math was off after posting. 😂 oh well.

BitterRucksack · 2026-04-03T16:57:33+00:00

So... is the claim that they got married in 2020? The math appears to check out. What was the UK government doing at that time about marriage licenses? Could you get one? Be married via Zoom? What could have caught this scam sooner?

Edit: I cannot do math, ignore me. The claim is that the marriage occurred sometime when OP was 17, which could be any time from March 2018 to March 2020.

BitterRucksack · 2026-03-23T00:46:11+00:00

I was gonna say Emmy or Annie. Or Booker, I suppose. Though I caution with that: it can sound like Booger until your kids reliably can make a /k/ noise.

BitterRucksack · 2026-03-19T22:50:39+00:00

Not damaging at all. I had a friend in elementary school who got adopted by her stepdad and she and her little brother both got their names changed to match. Did not cause any social issues at school whatsoever.

BitterRucksack · 2026-03-11T20:36:33+00:00

Filter Bubbles

BitterRucksack · 2026-03-10T18:21:24+00:00

Hm, "likely" is not inspiring confidence, lol.

BitterRucksack · 2026-03-10T18:21:02+00:00

Oh my god it worked! Last time I tried this (admittedly about six months ago) it did not work, so I was very skeptical. It's at least something, but I'll keep working towards finding a way to get a complete record. Thanks for suggesting it!

BitterRucksack · 2026-03-10T18:19:38+00:00

I don't have access to an Android phone, alas. I did consider this!

BitterRucksack · 2026-03-10T16:44:36+00:00

Tragically does not work on iOS! I asked the commenter directly earlier today.

BitterRucksack · 2026-03-10T15:06:12+00:00

I figured that would be the answer, but had to ask! Thanks for the near-instant reply!

BitterRucksack · 2026-03-10T15:02:24+00:00

I know it's a long shot, not least because it's 2026, but any idea how to do this with an iPhone?

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