I don't want my Whatsapp Media to restore (Google Drive BackUp)! I recently uninstalled and installed whatsapp on my samsung galaxy s2; and it started to restore my chats. I'm fine with my chats but after being done with the chats, it automatically started to restore the old media too, which would cause my phone to download a data of 2 gb. I want to stop it, but i cant find how to stop it. (It used to restore only messages before having the google drive backup)!!!

Thanks for any answer.
So disconnecting the whatsapp from the google drive didnt exactly work out because my chats were also in that google drive backup.

However, here is how I was successful in restoring only the chats. (No media).


Install Whatsapp and verify the number. 
Make sure your Data connection is active. WIFI should be OFF.  
Click on restore backup (Entire backup. Including Media).
It will restore the chats first. 
Then it prompts that the media will be downloaded over Wifi. Click yes (or next) and it takes you to your profile name and then you have all your chats. 
At this point, go to google drive and disconnect whatsapp from the setting- manage apps. 
Connect wifi.
It would try to restore the media but it would fail.
It would ask you if you want to skip it. 
Click skip.


There you go. Only chats restored. No media.