So hi there, I was looking for the way to get a "manual" VIBER DESKTOP backup, going the hard way through the locally stored files and data. This video is the one of the two I found that cover this way of backup, so since it helped me, I gotta give some credit. Just wanna ask you another thing as well: there's a point in 9:02 stating that eventually it's just the folder with user's number that we need to backup and restore. Do I get it right? So if this is the conclusion, there's no reason going through the registries and the prefetch files, right? Let me know with a reply, whenever you find out.
The backup/restore procedure for Viber Desktop for Windows is a whole lot easier actually: (1) Backup C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\ViberPC\[yournumber] - While "[yournumber]" is the folder named like your phone number. (2) Download and install Viber Desktop on your new Windows system; then start it and register your number like you would normally do. You'll end up with a clean Viber installation. Wait until the sticker synchronization is finished before proceeding with the next step. (3) Exit Viber Desktop completely (not only close the window!). (4) Restore the backed up folder "[yournumber]" to C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\ViberPC\[yournumber]. Just overwrite the folder! (5) Start Viber Desktop and all your old conversations should be there again. This worked for me when I migrated from Windows 7 to Windows 8.
It worked! Thank you so much. Got a new PC and was contemplating on just leaving my viber messages to just start over. It was important for me to keep them. I didn't know what to do then but thanks to you it worked~
hi, can I also restore the messages on desktop to my android device? because after i unlocked the bootloader all apps were gone. Kindly let me know how thank you!
Hello! This is a great video and solved my problem, well, part of it... I can't get Viber to use photos from ViberDownloads folder where all the photos from past are, he only shows the ones that are now available on server... DO you have any ideas how to make him connect the old thumbnails in chats with the information in the folders?
, M Atrix Iran, can u plz tell me if this restoring and backuping that u managed to do for messages, is it because the messages are not deleted from the phone ???? or u can restore the messages even if they re not stored in the phone ??
i got ton of history on my windows phone (nokia lumia 520) phone is very old and i want to replace it soon....there is no official way to send backup history to your email from viber, so is there any way for me to back up history... ?
Hi! my viber desktop on vista home basic stop work few months back (blank white screen but now after disabling my firewall it just updated to 5.3.0 and now its blank black screen i tried installing latest flash and java but no use) my mobile viber is on android phone. I just need to backup my message history from pc please? Thanks!
And how can i restore my android device? because I bought another phone and there was no backup. and I would like to have it on the phone. Can not I save a backup from the PC and back to the phone from the PC or cloud?
Hi... I have Microsoft phone and accidentally uninstall the viber by mistaken. How can I recover the viber messages. Because very important messages are there.
Can someone summarize the jist of it into 1 simple comment?! Damn, not to sound ungrateful but video tutorials are infuriating - 10 minutes of dreadfully boring video to get to the one bit of relevant info...
Can I restore some messages that were sent but did not come because I broke the phone, so I had to take a new phone and a new card or the same number :)
It worked and backed up my messages but the time for 'last online' status is wrong and avatars does not appear. How do i fix this? thanks! :) Edit: I'm on Win 10 now
if you want to show something to someone (thanks that you wanted that) you have to do it much slower, it is very hard to hear, understand and follow you, I gave up
I don;t have a file in Local or Roaming called ViberPC. What now? I lost all content on my Phone (Samsung S7, last backup Dec. 30 2016), but still have everything on my laptop (Windows 10). How do I restore my Viber content on my Phone?