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Extended README with some FAQ.

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## Frequently asked questions
### Why do I see error messages?
The library I'm using to access Telegram has some small bugs. One of those
is the display of meaningless (because they are being acted accordingly upon)
error messages. Those include:
* `Exception in thread "pool-x-thread-y" java.lang.Error:
java.nio.channels.ClosedChannelException`
* Something containing `AUTH_ERROR`
You can just ignore these messages.
Basically, if the tool is continuing to run after error messages are shown,
you can just ignore the messages.
Either way, even if Telegram_Backup would "miss" some files or messages,
this will be detected at the next run of this program and then tried again.
### Where do you save the files?
The files are being saved in your User directory in a folder named
`telegram_backup`. Under windows, this would typically be under
`C:\Users\<username>\telegram_backup`. Linux users should look unter
`/home/<username>/telegram_backup`.
You can change this directory by supplying `--target <dir>` when calling
Telegram_Backup.
### What are those files and folders?
In the folder `telegram_backup` is one folder named `stickers`, which will
hold all sticker images you've received. Then there is a folder for each
account, named after the phone number associated with that account.
In these folders you will find `auth.dat` and `dc.dat`, which contain
authentication data. There is `database.sqlite` which is a SQLite3 database
containing all your messages and other data. The folder `files` contains all
media files, named after the ID of the message they belong to. Last but not
least the folder `export` contains exported data.
## Attribution
This tool uses libraries from other developers which are covered by other licenses,
which are: