Most of the online activities are kept for posterity somewhere and surely Facebook is no exception. Not only can all written posts and comments be found and recovered, but also chat conversations can be reread and, if necessary, even downloaded. Even if Facebook doesn't have a section on its site or app that lists the official chat history, there are still easy ways to find all the sent and received messages that Facebook automatically keeps unless they have been manually deleted. You can read Facebook chats either through the Messenger app or via the Facebook site itself. You can also find all the archived Facebook messages, even if they are hidden in another menu, and also the history of messages from people who are not on our friends list.
Let's see how to find all the messages in the chat history of Facebook and Messenger, how to delete individual chats and also how to save all conversations on PC .
1) On the Facebook website opened by PC, by clicking on the message button at the top right. Select the conversation to open it and then scroll up and down to see all the messages sent and received. At the bottom of the list of conversations you can then press the link " see all on Messenger " which opens the web page www.facebook.com/messages, with the complete list of all the conversations you had with friends and not.
On the left side you can press the gear button to be able to open different sections of messages including: Archived conversations, those that have been archived to remove them from the main list, Unread conversations to find all the messages that have never been watched and then also Requests for messages, which is a list of all users who have written to us without being our friends. These messages are always a surprise to watch, because Facebook never gives notification of these requests, so you often forget about their existence. In the list of various Facebook Messenger chats you can find old messages sent and received using the search bar at the top left.
2) on PC it is also possible to access the Facebook chat history also by going to the Messenger.com site, which is identical to the Facebook message page.
To do this first you can use the search bar at the top of the main Messenger page (the one that lists all your conversations) you can search the entire history to find any message.
If you use the Messenger Lite app, you can scroll through the conversations in chronological order going up to the last one, but you cannot use the search bar.
In the list of all the data that you can download, deselect everything except Messages, which is the entire history of Messenger chat. After giving the confirmation, wait for the receipt of the email with the link to download all the messages on the PC in the form of a ZIP file to extract to a folder.
On PC you can cancel conversations or archive them by moving the mouse over the name of the person with whom you have exchanged messages then pressing the gear wheel that appears next to it. From this menu you can archive or cancel the chat, block the person to no longer receive messages or disable notifications.
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Let's see how to find all the messages in the chat history of Facebook and Messenger, how to delete individual chats and also how to save all conversations on PC .
Article Index
- Facebook chat history from PC
- Find messages on Messenger from smartphone or tablet
- Telegram
- Delete messages on Messenger and Facebook
See the Facebook Chat history from your PC
There are two ways to view all Facebook chat conversations, even older ones:1) On the Facebook website opened by PC, by clicking on the message button at the top right. Select the conversation to open it and then scroll up and down to see all the messages sent and received. At the bottom of the list of conversations you can then press the link " see all on Messenger " which opens the web page www.facebook.com/messages, with the complete list of all the conversations you had with friends and not.
On the left side you can press the gear button to be able to open different sections of messages including: Archived conversations, those that have been archived to remove them from the main list, Unread conversations to find all the messages that have never been watched and then also Requests for messages, which is a list of all users who have written to us without being our friends. These messages are always a surprise to watch, because Facebook never gives notification of these requests, so you often forget about their existence. In the list of various Facebook Messenger chats you can find old messages sent and received using the search bar at the top left.
2) on PC it is also possible to access the Facebook chat history also by going to the Messenger.com site, which is identical to the Facebook message page.
See Facebook chat history from Tablet or smartphone using the Messenger app
As we have known for years now, the main Facebook app no longer allows you to chat with friends. To send private messages in chat, you need to install the Messenger app on iPhone and Android. From the application it is possible to scroll down going back in time until you find the chat you were looking for.To do this first you can use the search bar at the top of the main Messenger page (the one that lists all your conversations) you can search the entire history to find any message.
If you use the Messenger Lite app, you can scroll through the conversations in chronological order going up to the last one, but you cannot use the search bar.
How to download all the history of Facebook chat on PC
If you want to download an actual copy of the Facebook history logs, you need to use a computer and open the Facebook.com site. From here you can press on the small arrow at the top right of the main menu to open the settings from the drop-down menu. On the left side, press on Your information on Facebook and then, in the central part of the page, press on Download your information .In the list of all the data that you can download, deselect everything except Messages, which is the entire history of Messenger chat. After giving the confirmation, wait for the receipt of the email with the link to download all the messages on the PC in the form of a ZIP file to extract to a folder.
Delete Messenger history messages and Facebook chat
To delete entire chats in Messenger from your smartphone, you can swipe each conversation to the left to bring up the trash can button that permanently deletes it. By pressing the three-line button, you can choose to hide it using the function that archives the conversation. You can then prevent a person from writing us other messages by opening the conversation and then tapping the i key. From the menu that appears, press on Block .On PC you can cancel conversations or archive them by moving the mouse over the name of the person with whom you have exchanged messages then pressing the gear wheel that appears next to it. From this menu you can archive or cancel the chat, block the person to no longer receive messages or disable notifications.
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