Line Backup

• Goal: I want to permanently preserve LINE chat history.

• Instances when history is lost:

  • Changing PC models.
  • Changing smartphone models across different operating systems.
  • Other accidents.

• I really don’t understand the specifications for syncing and backing up LINE.

• I will provide links to useful sites I found during my research.

  • (These sites are mostly random, so be careful.)

• https://did2memo.net/2013/02/06/naver-line-pc-talk-history-life/

  • About the duration of chat history storage in the PC version of LINE.

• 20210205

  • Tested if it is possible to migrate LINE history between two Macs.
  • Since the iMac has chat logs from an earlier period than the MBP, I replaced the /Data folder of the MBP with the one from the iMac.
    • Library/Users/__/Library/Containers/jp.naver.line.mac/Data/Library/Containers/jp.naver.line/Data
    • (For some reason, the folder structure is repeated twice.)
  • It seems to have worked well, as I can trace back to the same point as the iMac on the MBP.
  • Therefore, by backing up the ~/Data folder and properly transferring it when switching to a new Mac, it should be possible to carry over the chat history permanently.
    • (Unless switching to Windows.)

• 20211119

  • I switched to an M1Max MacBook Pro, so I followed the steps mentioned above.
  • I think the migration went smoothly without any issues.
  • By the way, I can trace back to logs from 20181108 onwards.
    • Examples: Around the time of Kayak Workplace Experience and preparation for TEDxGKA.
    • Anything before that is probably no longer available anywhere, so it’s a pity.