Can I back up my conversations?

You can export all of your cloud chats, including photos and other media they contain, using the latest version of Telegram Desktop.

To export all chats, use Settings > Export Telegram data.

To export individual chats, open the … menu in any chat and choose Export chat history.

Note that there is less need for backups in Telegram, because your chats are stored encrypted in the Telegram Cloud.

As long as you don't manually delete anything from a cloud chat, it stays there, even if you reinstall Telegram, use it on a second or third device or change your phone number. Secret Chats are the only exception to this rule: they are only available on their device of origin and are lost when you log out.

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