Computer Tricks and Secrets

Short answer: the simplest way to never lose WhatsApp photos is to turn on WhatsApp's built-in cloud backup (Google Drive on Android, iCloud on iPhone) and let your gallery sync to Google Photos as well. That gives you two independent copies automatically. Here is how to set it up and the extra options for saving specific media. Option 1: WhatsApp's built-in cloud backup WhatsApp can back up your chats and media to the cloud on a schedule: Android: WhatsApp > Settings > Chats > Chat backup > back up to Google Drive, choose a frequency and include videos. iPhone: WhatsApp > Settings > Chats > Chat Backup > iCloud. This restores your media if you switch or reset your phone. Note it counts against your Drive/iCloud storage. Option 2: Auto-save photos to your gallery, then to the cloud By default WhatsApp saves received photos to your phone's gallery. Make sure media auto-download is on (Settings > Storage and data), then let Google Pho...

Short answer: Facebook lets you download a complete copy of your own account, photos, posts, messages, friends list and more, through its official "Download Your Information" tool. It is the right way to back up your memories or move them elsewhere. (You can only download your own data, not anyone else's, that is by design and good for privacy.) Here is how. How to download your Facebook data Go to Settings & privacy > Settings . Find Your Facebook information (or "Your information and permissions"). Choose Download your information . Select what to include (photos, posts, messages, etc.), a date range, format (HTML to browse, or JSON for data), and media quality. Request the file. Facebook prepares it and notifies you when it is ready to download. What you can include Data Useful for Photos and videos Backing up memories Posts and comments Keeping your history Messages Conversation archive Friends and profile info Records / moving ...