Files with db.crypt5 extension can be found as special encrypted chat backups created in the WhatsApp Messenger.
Software that open db.crypt5 file
DB.CRYPT5 file extension - WhatsApp Messenger encrypted message database backup
What is db.crypt5 file? How to open db.crypt5 files?
File type specification:
The db.crypt5 file extension is associated with the WhatsApp, an instant messaging service and the same named client for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and other systems.
The actual extension is just crypt12, the DB is part of the file name however.
The crypt5 file stores encrypted database with saved conversations.
WhatsApp Messenger also uses crypt, crypt6, crypt7 file extension for its encrypted databases.
WhatsApp Messenger uses the first account added on Android phone generally Google Account to encrypt chats stored in *.crypt5 database.
To view content of *.crypt5 file for example in WhatsApp Viewer you need to know, which the first account is related to Android phone, where the *.crypt5 file was stored.
By default, the file is called: msgstore.db.crypt5 and it is stored in phone SDcard/WhatsApp/Databases folder.
This db.crypt5 file type entry was marked as obsolete and no longer supported file format.
This type of file is no longer actively used and is most likely obsolete. This is typically the case for system files in old operating systems, file types from long discontinued software, or previous versions of certain file types (like documents, projects etc.) that were replaced in higher versions of their original programs.
Updated: April 6, 2024
The default software associated to open db.crypt5 file:
Company or developer:
andreas-mausch
A small tool for Microsoft Windows that allows users to display chats from the Android msgstore.db.crypt5 and .crypt7, .crypt8, .crypt9, .crypt10, .crypt11 and .crypt12 databases.
Company or developer:
WhatsApp Inc.
WhatsApp is a popular instant messenger available for Android and other smartphones and desktop OS platforms. It uses your mobile data connection or WiFi (when available) to message with friends and family.
List of software applications associated to the .db.crypt5 file extension
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Software that open db.crypt5 file - WhatsApp Messenger encrypted message database backup
Programs supporting the exension db.crypt5 on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about WhatsApp Tri-Crypt (Omni-Crypt) for open db.crypt5 file action.
