We do not need to tell you that current instant messaging applications are not only focused on the use of texts. At this point, they allow us to work and exchange other content such as photos and videos, for example. This is something that obviously extends to WhatsApp.
Thanks to the connections that we have today both from our desktop computer and from our mobile, they allow us to carry out this type of exchange without problems. Specifically, we are referring to the possibility of sending or receiving these contents, sometimes heavy, in a matter of seconds. In addition, and as it is not difficult to imagine, being able to work with these files opens up a wide range of possibilities with regard to instant messaging.
One of the most popular proposals of this type for a long time is WhatsApp, a platform that continues to improve and grow over time. Just a few weeks ago, the new UWP application that we can install on our Windows computer was released. Obviously, it is synchronized in real time with the mobile app so that we don’t miss anything. Similarly, in this new application for the Microsoft system, we do not need to authenticate each time we start it. In other words, contrary to what happened with previous versions, now we won’t have to scan the QR code every time we run the messaging program.
Likewise, we find some interesting functions that can greatly facilitate the use of this messaging platform . This is precisely the case in which we are going to focus on these same lines.
Save WhatsApp photos and videos on your PC
As we mentioned before, from this platform we have the possibility of sharing all kinds of multimedia content. These accumulate in the storage systems of the corresponding device. In addition, over time we can end up sharing hundreds and even thousands of these files. Therefore, next, we are going to show you how you can easily and directly save all these multimedia files on the hard drive of your computer.
Specifically, we are referring to the photos and videos that you have sent and received from a certain contact through WhatsApp over the months or years. For example, this can be used to save a backup copy of all these files and select the ones that really interest us, discarding the unnecessary ones. In turn, one of the main advantages of all this is that we can recover some files that we thought were lost in the history of the platform.
It will always be more comfortable and easier to recover these files on the desktop computer than on the mobile, as we are going to see. The first thing we need to do is download and install the UWP app on our Windows computer.
Next, in the left panel of the main interface, we will have to select the contact from which we want to extract the old photos or videos . Click on the button that is represented by three horizontal dots in the upper right corner and select Contact info.
At first, the most recent ones will appear on the screen. But what interests us here is to make use of the content that has been accumulating in the chat over time. Clicking on the total number of files will show all those that have accumulated over time. These are the ones that we can download to save on our hard drive. As we can see, doing this download is very simple , but yes, we will have to do it one by one, which will allow us to choose the ones that interest us.
