In case anyone's wondering, my phone is not rooted, but I have the WhatsApp key and wa.db files, so I can decrypt (and re-encrypt) the msgstore.db file. What I have tried is to manually delete some messages in the messages table in the msgstore.db file, it sure reduces the file size, but then it fails when I try to restore WhatsApp chats using need help restoring from msgstore.db.crypt12. I've really screwed up and only backed up one file (msgstore.db.crypt12) before playing with a couple custom ROMs. Coming back to stock I can't restore anything because WhatsApp doesn't even seem to try and search for local backups - it only offers me to try and restore from Google Drive. How Can You See Encrypted Messages? 1. Read All Encrypted WhatsApp Messages Using WooTechy WhatsMover. 2. Read Encrypted WhatsApp Messages Using WhatsApp Web. 3. Read Encrypted WhatsApp Messages WhatsApp Viewer. 4. Read Encrypted WhatsApp Messages Using Omni-crypt. Part 1. About End-to-End Encryption in WhatsApp. 1. What Is End-to-End Encryption? Copy the file to intStorage\WhatsApp\Databases Then install WhatsApp from PlayStore and verify the same number, you had the database from (you may want to log out from Google to prevent WhatsApp taking the Drive Backup) and it should give you the option to restore a Backup from local storage. 1. Report. pricao. • 7 yr. ago. You can delete DB.CRYPT12 files to reclaim storage space but you will delete messages stored in the DB.CRYPT12 database. Common DB.CRYPT12 Filenames. msgstore.db.crypt12 - The name of the common database file used by WhatsApp Messenger that is stored in your device storage. Programs that open DB.CRYPT12 files. Sort. Windows. WhatsApp Viewer. Free. Method 1. (For Rooted Devices) Decrypt WhatsApp Database crypt12 without Key on PC. Whatsapp encrypts all data into .crypt5/7/8/12 format. But on a rooted Android phone, you can easily decrypt and read these encrypt messages with Whatsapp Viewer. Find your WhatsApp message backup file i.e. msgstore.db.crypt12 from Device Storage/WhatsApp/Database. 1.Uninstall WhatsApp. 2.Decide which backup file you want to restore. 3.Rename that file from "msgstore-YYYY-MM-DD.1.db.crypt7" to "msgstore.db.crypt7" or from "msgstore-YYYY-MM-DD.1.db.crypt8" to "msgstore.db.crypt8". 4.Install WhatsApp. 5.When asked to restore, tap Restore. You will now be able to see your restored messages. msgstore.db - decrypted sqlite3 database file. Below is how you can compile and run the Java program. $ git clone $ cd whatsapp-crypt12/ $ javac -classpath "lib/whatsapp_spongycastle.jar:." Open WhatsApp Viewer on your PC and select File > Decrypt.cryptXX (replacing "XX" with the encryption version displayed by your msgstore files). Next, choose the msgstore files you want to open and the corresponding encryption key. by TECH BY DEEPANSHU. What is msgstore.db.crypt? | Whatsapp Database Files | How to Delete and make space in Android |how to recover whatsapp Images And files | whatsapp pe backu NURs.