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whatsapp-media-tools

Python scripts to manage WhatsApp media backups for archival purposes.

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Installation

pip install whatsapp_media_tools

Restoring exif dates

usage: restore-exif [-h] [-r] [-m] [-v] path

Restore discarded Exif date information in WhatsApp media based on the filename. For videos, only the created and modified dates are set.

positional arguments:
  path             Path to WhatsApp media folder

options:
  -h, --help       show this help message and exit
  -r, --recursive  Recursively process media
  -m, --mod        Set file created/modified date on top of exif for images
  -v, --version    show program's version number and exit

Finding duplicate media files

usage: find-duplicates [-h] [-c CHUNK_SIZE] [-f] [-r] [--dry-run] [-v] path

Remove duplicated media, preserving the file with the shortest filename or earliest date encoded in the filename.

positional arguments:
  path                  Path to WhatsApp media folder

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -c CHUNK_SIZE, --chunk-size CHUNK_SIZE
                        Chunk size for heuristic, smaller values are generally faster but if many files have identical starting chunks, performance degrades as more full hashes are computed
  -f, --force           Delete duplicates without prompting
  -r, --recursive       Recursively process media
  --dry-run             Dry run deletion (no files deleted)
  -v, --version         show program's version number and exit

License

MIT License

Original work by Will Ho

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