Backup chats by copying "WhatsApp" dir from SmartPhone to PC?

[Android Central Question]

As far as I can see WhatsApp does not offer a backup of all chats to a local SmartPhone directory.

I want to avoid using a cloud service.

So when I want to backup all chats (including videos+pics) from first Smartphone 1 and restore it to second SmartPhone 2 is the following procedure possible:

1. Connect SmartPhone 1 with UBS cable and establish USB connection
2. Copy the whole directory tree "WhatsApp" from Android SmartPhone 1 to WinPC.
3. Connect SmartPhone 2 with UBS cable and establish USB connection
4. Copy the whole just created directory tree "WhatsApp" from PC to Android SmartPhone 2
?

On both SmartPhone all contacts are equal without cloud?

If this is not possible: Are there any other similar solutions?

Peter

 

[B. Diddy]

I moved this to the WhatsApp forum for more specific traffic.