diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 39e7700..83e7f08 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -28,14 +28,21 @@ An iOS backup created by iTunes or Finder typically appears as a directory conta The tool navigates this complex structure automatically to extract the WhatsApp data. A backup path usually looks like: `/path/to/backup/46de1f4ca4a30b155985910d009edaf586236798/` +### iOS Backup Storage Tipp: +Make a symlink from your `$HOME/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/` to a path in your external drive, if you don't have enough internal disk space on your Mac: + +``` +ln -s /Volume/ArchiveMedia/iphone-backup $HOME/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup +``` + ## Usage Run the exporter with your iOS backup path: ``` python3 whatsapp_exporter.py \ - --backup-path="/Volume/BackupMedia/iphone-backup/46de1f4ca4a30b155985910d009edaf586236798/" \ - --output-path="/Volume/BackupMedia/whatsapp-archive/data" + --backup-path="$HOME/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/ 46de1f4ca4a30b155985910d009edaf586236798/" \ + --output-path="/Volume/ArchiveMedia/whatsapp-archive/data" ``` ### Arguments