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If the backup was not encrypted, we could have probably gotten away without making use of the ist file. The only problem is that the Manifest.db file is encrypted and we need to use the information from the ist file to decrypt it. Whereas, the Manifest.db file contains all the juicy info about the files in the backup and their paths.

WasPasscodeSet: This identifies whether a passcode was set on the device when it was last synced.

ManifestKey: This is the key used to encrypt Manifest.db (wrapped with protection class four).

Date: This is the timestamp of a backup created or last updated.

We will learn about protection classes later Keys in the Backup keybag facilitate the secure storage of backups.

Backup keybag: The Backup keybag contains a set of data protection class keys that are different from the keys in the System keybag, and backed-up data is re-encrypted with the new class keys.

The ist file is a binary Property List file that contains information about the backup. We mainly care about both of the Manifest files. Each sub-folder is a backup and contains a bunch of additional subfolders along with the following 4 important files: This folder contains sub-folders with unique device identifiers. Exploring iOS backupīy default, when you create an iOS backup on Mac (Catalina in my case), it is stored under ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/. It would be doubly awesome if I can move the messages to an Android device but, as I mentioned before, that wasn’t my main aim.

My target was to have a local copy of WhatsApp messages that I can read and search through locally.

This was mostly a learning exercise for me regarding how Apple stores iOS backups and how I can selectively extract information and data from one. I don’t have any immediate plans for switching (if ever) but it seemed like a fun challenge and so I started surveying the available tools and how they work. I just don’t want to lose all of the important information I have in my chats. I don’t really care if I can import the messages in WhatsApp.

I wanted to make sure that if I switched again from iOS to Android I don’t lose any messages. I switched from Android to iOS in the past and lost all of my WhatsApp messages. Hi everyone! 👋 I was recently exploring how to get a local backup of WhatsApp messages from my iPhone. Extracting WhatsApp messages from an iOS backup April 24, 2022