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How do you delete WhatsApp messages which have been backed up in Google docs?

I heard once a WhatsApp message has been deleted from Google docs due to encryption it can't be found by anyone or is very hard.   How do you delete particular messages in there?

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  • Neil_Jones
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    textbook said:
    I heard once a WhatsApp message has been deleted from Google docs due to encryption it can't be found by anyone or is very hard.   How do you delete particular messages in there?

    Pardon?
    Do you mean Google Drive and the What'sApp encryption backup?

    https://faq.whatsapp.com/490592613091019 - You can’t access your encrypted backup if you don’t have your encryption key or password.  You can’t restore your backup if you lose access to your WhatsApp account and forget your password or encryption key. WhatsApp can’t send you a copy of your password or encryption key, reset your password or encryption key, or restore your backup for you."
    If you just mean the backup itself, Whatsapp is full backup, and I believe if you (or WhatsApp) does a backup it replaces the backup on your drive.  So once that's been overwritten you're sort of stuck with the last backup.  I don't believe you can extract specific video or messages, though if you've set your phone up properly in the first place the media will be in your Google Backup.
  • textbook
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    textbook said:
    I heard once a WhatsApp message has been deleted from Google docs due to encryption it can't be found by anyone or is very hard.   How do you delete particular messages in there?

    Pardon?
    Do you mean Google Drive and the What'sApp encryption backup?

    https://faq.whatsapp.com/490592613091019 - You can’t access your encrypted backup if you don’t have your encryption key or password.  You can’t restore your backup if you lose access to your WhatsApp account and forget your password or encryption key. WhatsApp can’t send you a copy of your password or encryption key, reset your password or encryption key, or restore your backup for you."
    If you just mean the backup itself, Whatsapp is full backup, and I believe if you (or WhatsApp) does a backup it replaces the backup on your drive.  So once that's been overwritten you're sort of stuck with the last backup.  I don't believe you can extract specific video or messages, though if you've set your phone up properly in the first place the media will be in your Google Backup.
    Yeah delete the whole Google drive or specific posts in there?
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