How to retrieve WhatsApp database messages without SIM card

[theserene2]

Hi all, need this help urgently. I have the SD card and thus database of a whatsapp account that I need to retrieve. I tried to rename the older .db to replace the newer one that had messages deleted, but during restore, I was prompted that I couldn't do so because the tel number used is different. I don't have that SIM card so not sure how to get those messages out. Please help!

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[Golfdriver97]

Just taking a guess here, but if you connected to wifi, would that help?

 

[Rukbat]

A SQLite editor (and a short course on the SQL SELECT command) might help. Just select all the records (no WHERE clause) in all fields (no field list) for the database. Redirect the output to a file. Then you have the data - do what you want with it.