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Mildly related, I found that Signal no longer allows exporting the message database, so I cannot escape. I have many important and cherished messages in there a
by sempron64 8y ago
Mildly related, I found that Signal no longer allows exporting the message database, so I cannot escape. I have many important and cherished messages in there and I'd like to export them. Does anyone know of a solution?
- markovbot 8y agosettings -> chats and media -> chat backup and here's an open source project to decrypt them: https://github.com/xeals/signal-back https://github.com/xeals/signal-back
- sempron64 8y agoThank you!
- BLKNSLVR 8y agoMay I ask what constitutes and important or cherished message? I switch devices (phones / computers) every couple of years, and I like "starting fresh". I backup photos and videos but that's it. I tend to consider messages as ephemeral. a text message about the birth of a child or the death of a relative matters in the moment, but the real keepsakes are the experiences and memories in meatspace. I've had bosses that wanted their text messages restored to their new phone because there was great joke someone texted them three years ago. FFS. Business reasons / legal requirements OK, but these weren't. (Not saying you're wrong - I tend to work differently to my peers - just looking for context)
- PerfectElement 8y agoNot the parent, but I still have the text messages from when I was starting to date my now wife, 10 years ago. It's fun to look at those every few years.