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Easily delete archived Facebook chats from your computer or mobile phone
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Do you want to delete an archived chat in Facebook Messenger ? Archiving chats in Messenger is a great way to keep track of memorable chats or chats that you want to reference later on. However, when you have too many archived messages, things can start to get a little cluttered. You may want to delete some messages you don't revisit in order to clean your archives up a bit. This wikiHow article teaches you how to delete chats that you have archived on Facebook Messenger.
Things You Should Know
- On Mobile, open Messenger and tap "☰" in the upper-left corner. Then tap "Archive." Tap and hold the chat you want to delete and tap "Delete."
- On a computer, click the Messenger icon and click "See all in Messenger." Click "⋯" > "Archived Chats". Click "⋯" next to a chat and click "Delete Chat."
- Once a chat is deleted, it cannot be recovered.
Steps
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Open Messenger. Facebook Messenger has an icon with an image that resembles a blue and purple speech bubble with a lightning bolt in the middle. Tap the Facebook Messenger icon to open Messenger on your mobile phone.- Alternatively, you can open Facebook and tap the icon that resembles a speech bubble with a lightning bolt in the middle. It's in the upper-right corner.
- Make sure you updated Messenger to the latest version.
- If you do not have Facebook Messenger installed on your mobile phone , you can download and install Messenger for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPad, or from the Google Play Store on Android devices.
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Tap ☰ . It's the button with three horizontal lines in the upper-left corner. This displays the menu.Advertisement -
Tap Archive . It's in the menu that displays when you tap the menu button. This displays all your archived chats . -
Tap and hold the chat you want to delete. This displays a menu at the bottom of the screen. -
Tap Delete . It's next to an icon that resembles a trashcan. This displays a confirmation pop-up. -
Tap Delete . This deletes the chat. Once a chat is deleted, it cannot be recovered. Don't delete a chat unless you are sure you want to remove it.
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Navigate to https://www.facebook.com . You can access Messenger through Facebook on a desktop computer.- If you aren't already logged into Facebook, enter your Facebook email and password, then click "Log In".
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Click the "Messages" button. It's in the upper-right corner next to your profile picture. It has an icon that resembles a speech bubble with a lightning bolt in the middle. This displays Messenger in a window in the lower-right corner. -
Click See all in Messenger . It's at the bottom of your list of chats in the Messenger window. This displays Facebook Messenger as a full web page. -
Click ⋯ . It's the button with three dots at the top of your list of chats on the left-hand side. This displays a drop-down menu. -
Click Archived Chats . It's in the drop-down menu that displays when you click the icon with three dots. This displays all your archived chats . [1] X Research source -
Click ⋯ next to the chat you want to delete. When you hover your mouse cursor over a chat, a button with three dots will appear to the right of the chat name. Click this button. This displays a drop-down menu. -
Click Delete Chat . It's in the menu that appears when you click the button with three dots. This displays a confirmation pop-up. -
Click Delete Chat . This deletes the chat. Once a chat is deleted, it cannot be recovered. Don't delete a chat unless you are sure you want to remove it.
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QuestionHow can I delete all messages in the Archived folder simultaneously?Community AnswerUnfortunately, there is no way to mass-delete messages; you'll need to delete each message individually.
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QuestionIf I delete an archived conversation, can the person who was in that conversation still see it?Community AnswerYes, unless they delete their own conversation with you.
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- Deleting a message or conversation from your archived messages won’t delete it from your friend’s inbox; a record of the conversation will still exist unless they delete the archived message as well.Thanks
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Warnings
- Once you delete a message from your archived messages, there is no way to retrieve the message.Thanks
- If you use data to access Facebook's mobile site, you may be charged.Thanks
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1. Click the Messages icon.
2. Click See All
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3. Click More
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4. Click Archived
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5. Select a conversation.
6. Click the gear.
7. Click Delete Conversation
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8. Click Delete Conversation
to confirm.
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