It happens to everyone: You've scoured your message history, but the one message you're looking for just isn't there. For one reason or another, you deleted it. But now you want it back.
Once you delete a Facebook message, it's gone for good — at least, from a strict Facebook Messenger perspective. But there are things you can do to get those messages back from other sources.
Here are a few methods you can use to recover deleted Facebook messages, as well as back up your messages so you don't lose them in the future:
Here are a few methods that could help you retrieve those messages:
Check your archived conversationsIf you archived the messages instead of deleting them, you can easily recover them, as Facebook always keeps your archived chats.
1. Open the Messenger desktop, web, or mobile app.
2. From the chats section of the app, type the name of the person you were talking to in the search bar.
3. Then simply click or tap their name to open the conversation and view everything.
Tap on the name of the recipient in the search results. Devon DelfinoQuick tip: If you don't want to see certain chats in your inbox on Messenger, but you're not sure if you should delete them, consider archiving the messages instead of deleting them.
Ask the recipient for a copy, or screenshot, of the message or conversationWhen you delete a message, it only happens on your end.
The person you're talking to will still be able to see it, so they can help you fill in the gap if they didn't delete them on their end as well.
This only works if you have all email notifications enabled for your account. But if it's enabled, you should be able to search for the conversation or message within your email account.
If you're using an Android device and you have Messenger installed, your device could have those deleted messages in the app's cache. You can access it using any Android file manager, and if you don't have one installed, you can find plenty of them on the App Store.
1. Open the file manager app on your Android device.
2. Navigate to the Internal Storage > com.facebook.katana > fb_temp
3. Here you'll find messages from your recent history, and with any luck, your deleted ones will be among them.
Quick tip: If you're using an iOS device, you can't recover your deleted Facebook messages using any file app. However, you can do so using a recovery program.
Backing up your Facebook information, including your messages, is a good idea if you don't ever want to lose any of it.
1. Using the desktop app or browser version, go to your Facebook settings.
2. Within the Your Facebook Information tab on the left sidebar, click Download your information.
You can download your information from the “Facebook Information” settings page. Stefan Ionescu3.
Under the Select file options heading, make sure you've selected a date range in the last dropdown.
4. To only get your messages, click Deselect All under the Select information to download heading and recheck the box next to Messages.
You have to deselect everything and then reselect Messages.
Stefan Ionescu 5. Scroll all the way down to the Start your download heading and click Request a download. Facebook will email you the file once it's ready for viewing.
Click on the “Request a download.” Stefan IonescuDevon Delfino
Devon Delfino is a Brooklyn-based freelance journalist specializing in personal finance, culture, politics, and identity.
Her work has been featured in publications such as The Los Angeles Times, Teen Vogue, Business Insider, and CNBC. Follow her on Twitter at @devondelfino.
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You've probably deleted a Facebook message at least once in your life. Maybe you were annoyed at that person, or perhaps you wanted to organize your inbox.
But whatever the reason, the chat is gone from your app and computer forever once you delete it. So, what happens if you need that information back?
You can try various methods to retrieve these messages, or at least what was said in them. This article explains how to recover deleted Facebook messages.
Your first place to go is the archived messages. If you can’t find the message you need in your chats, the reason could be because you deleted it. But you might have archived it instead, which is possible since the buttons on the app are one below the other.
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Follow these steps to find archived messages on your computer:
If you want to find archived messages in the Messenger app, the only way you can do this is with the names of the other people in the chat. Follow the steps below to do this:
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In both cases, you need to send a new message if you want to put the chat back in your main inbox.
If you can’t find the messages you're looking for using this method, you probably deleted them. But don't lose hope—you can still try a few other things.
Android devices store cache data from almost every app you use. So, if you use your Messenger on your Android phone, there's a good chance you'll be able to dig deep enough to find the deleted chats:
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Unfortunately, if you use an iPhone, it's much harder to access the phone's backup for Messenger correspondence. In that situation, you may need to try a third-party iPhone data recovery tool.
If still can't find the deleted messages, another way to go is to contact the other side of the conversation. When you delete a Facebook chat, it’s gone forever on your end. However, the person you were talking to probably still has a copy.
The easiest thing to do is to ask them for a screenshot of the conversation, or to resend it to you by copying and pasting.
If you need the information for official purposes, such as proving that you were talking to someone at a certain time, you can ask them to download a copy of their Facebook data.
Remember, though, that they don’t have to share all the information with you, and can pick and choose what to download and send over.
As a final attempt, you can check two more places. If you know some of the content in the messages, search your email inbox. This method will only work if you have email notifications enabled on Facebook.
The last place to check is your most recent Facebook backup file.
If you don’t know how to create that backup, you probably don't have one. In that case, you’ve exhausted your options.
To stop this situation from happening again, back up your messages. One way to do this is by enabling your email notifications. Follow the steps below to do this:
You can also create a backup of your messages. Unlike WhatsApp backup, which allows you to recover any deleted message, Facebook's version only saves your messages until a certain point in time.
Related: How to Recover Deleted or Missing WhatsApp Messages
However, creating backups on Facebook can still be useful. If you want to do so, follow the steps below:
The process takes a few minutes. Once it’s done, you’ll receive an email with the backup file. You can also download it from the Available copies tab.
So, can you recover deleted Facebook messages? On some occasions, yes.
But only in a limited number of cases.
Even if you like everything to be completely organized and easy to access, it doesn’t mean you need to delete old messages. This goes for any messaging software—not just Facebook Messenger.
Most places offer an archive option, which keeps your main inbox neat, but still allows you access that information in the future if you need it. Utilize these to ensure that your messages are available.
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Facebook Messenger finally has a function to delete messages.
But this can only be done in the first 10 minutes after sending, writes Techcrunch.
Facebook fulfilled one of its promises. Yesterday, users had the opportunity to delete sent messages. This feature has been there before. But then the message could only be deleted in your chat - the interlocutor had it. Now it can be removed for everyone. But there is a caveat: the function is available only in the first 10 minutes after sending. nine0011
To do this, hold down the sent message, click "Delete" and select the "Delete for all" option. This feature is only available in apps that have received the latest update.
It is also available on the desktop version of Facebook. To do this, click on the three dots next to the message, click "Delete" and select "Delete for everyone."
After deletion, the message "You deleted the message" appears in the chat. For interlocutors, this notification looks like this: "(username) deleted the message.
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It all started in April 2018. Then the publication Techcrunch said that Mark Zuckerberg and other top managers of the social network can delete their messages from correspondence.
There were no traces left in the chat. Everything looked as if Mark's interlocutors were talking to themselves.
The news quickly gained popularity and soon Facebook promised that it would allow all users of the social network to delete messages. The feature began testing in November 2018. nine0011
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Almost every user has a moment when they have to clear the Facebook messenger.
There may be various reasons: you need to free up additional memory on your mobile device, or you just need to put things in order so that unnecessary information does not interfere and there are no prerequisites for an awkward situation in the form of an erroneous message.
Therefore, let's consider how to delete unnecessary messages in the messenger, and how this can be done in the best way in a given situation. nine0003
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When you send a message using the Facebook messenger, be sure to take into account the following circumstances: the message sent in the messenger automatically ends up on one of the company's servers and is stored there, because it is available not only on the devices of users leading correspondence among themselves. That is, by clicking on "Send", the user sends a message to the online space, where he no longer has power over the information contained in the message. However, there are some exceptions. But more on that later. nine0003
Interesting fact! Information appeared on the network that a new application should be released in 2021, which is a symbiosis of Messenger, Instagram and WhatsUpp. It is assumed that this product will combine all the best qualities of these applications. There is also information that in this software, the developers intend to use end-to-end encryption, which involves storing the content of correspondence only with the users who participated in it.
The desktop version of Facebook provides a number of options for cleaning content in the segment responsible for personal correspondence. You can delete both some messages and a message chain, as well as delete the correspondence in the messenger completely or archive it with the possibility of recovery.
If archiving is selected, the system performs the required actions without requiring a prompt to confirm them. If after a while you need to find the archived correspondence, click on the gear-shaped sign located next to the “Chats” option, click on “Chat Archive”, write something to the user whose correspondence you want to view. And you will see the archived chat in the main list. nine0003
If you chose "Delete" , then the chat with this user will be deleted without the possibility of recovery.
Attention! Be sure to keep in mind that these actions archive or delete correspondence only from the sender. The recipient of all these messages remains available until he archives or deletes them on his own initiative.
Sometimes there are situations when you need to delete a message sent in the messenger not only from yourself, but also from the addressee of the correspondence.
This can only be done for single messages. nine0003
Alas, Facebook provides for deleting old messages only from the sender. Moreover, the recipient will have access to this content, even if the sender completely deletes his account from the social network. The function of completely deleting messages from the system is available only in one case: if these are single messages sent for no more than 10 minutes before the desire to delete them arose. You need to remember this and take seriously all the information sent to other users of the social network, so that you do not have to regret it later.
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The procedure for deleting a message on a mobile device is very similar to the desktop version of the social network. In the mobile version, you can also clean out all the dialogues that clog it from your messenger, and you can also delete single messages from the interlocutor.
Paradoxically, the app for mobile devices is reproached for supposedly complicated access to the messenger cleaning function. But in fact, in this case, everything is very simple. nine0003
By the way! If you swipe from left to right on a contact's name, a list of options will appear with which you can call the user, conduct a video call session, or instantly take a photo to send in a message.
