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Update README to clarify iOS backup symlink instructions and correct backup path example
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Andreas Demmelbauer
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| @@ -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: | The tool navigates this complex structure automatically to extract the WhatsApp data. A backup path usually looks like: | ||||
| `/path/to/backup/46de1f4ca4a30b155985910d009edaf586236798/` | `/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 $HOME/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup | |||||
| ``` | |||||
| ## Usage | ## Usage | ||||
| Run the exporter with your iOS backup path: | Run the exporter with your iOS backup path: | ||||
| ``` | ``` | ||||
| python3 whatsapp_exporter.py \ | python3 whatsapp_exporter.py \ | ||||
| --backup-path="/Volume/BackupMedia/iphone-backup/46de1f4ca4a30b155985910d009edaf586236798/" \ | |||||
| --output-path="/Volume/BackupMedia/whatsapp-archive/data" | |||||
| --backup-path="$HOME/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/ 46de1f4ca4a30b155985910d009edaf586236798/" \ | |||||
| --output-path="/Volume/ArchiveMedia/whatsapp-archive/data" | |||||
| ``` | ``` | ||||
| ### Arguments | ### Arguments | ||||