I was getting yellow messages 'Disconnected. I will update this again when I verify if it's still working when migrating history(next OS reinstallation). Reply's 2022.03 u/DeskimoDG u/CaptainXLAB It's still working for me in 5.33, never stopped and I've never touched files in signal dir since OS reinstallation. Įdit2 2022.03 - improved post readability If my method stopped working you can find some scripts and programs to backup data to plain text + attachments in link bellow BUT I DON'T RECOMMEND USING THEM UNLESS YOU UNDERSTAND SOURCE CODE(and can't find anyone trusted who do). If you do this you can have one signal on your host with full functionality but without history and VM with signal history that can be deployed on any OS. small linux distro in VirtualBox) only for signal and move your history as described above.

This approach has one drawback - You wouldn't be able to send stickers from desktop app.I have workaround for this to - Created VM(eg. Open desktop Signal - Now you should be logged in and you will have history. I will update this instruction when I found out which. Also don't remove files from old installation until you are satisfied with results.Ĩ.1 I'm pretty sure this files and dirs are minimum to make this process work /Signal/attachments.noindexĨ.2 Some of this files maybe junk, some maybe essential. (It maybe needed if my steps aren't working for you)Ĭopy bellow files and dirs from backup (some maybe legacy directories so if you don't have them don't worry) Don't move files - copy them.

Make sure that your backup is safe, if you are paranoid copy it to removable device and unplug it. Now you should have signal with empty history On new machine Link desktop app with mobile. 2 Backup OLD SIGNAL DIR somewhere signal app can't find it Tested on Linux(last on 2021.10) but should work on other OS I have never tested it for using multiple instances with the same history - MAYBE it's possible but may require some changes. NOTICE: I'm only using this to transfer history between OS reinstallation.

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