Does anyone here know how to approach this? What’s the process to recover deleted messages on Messenger if they were cleared by mistake?
Hi tracecore761,
If you’ve accidentally deleted messages on Messenger, it’s important to know that Facebook doesn’t provide a way to recover messages once they’re permanently deleted from your account. Deleted chats are removed from both your Messenger app and Facebook account and can’t be restored.
However, if you only archived the conversation (not deleted), you can check your archived chats:
- Open Messenger.
- Tap your profile picture > “Archived Chats.”
- Review if your messages are there and unarchive them by sending a new message.
You can also check if you have any data backups:
- Visit Facebook on a web browser.
- Go to Settings & privacy > Settings > Your Facebook Information > Download your information.
- Select “Messages” and request a copy. If the messages were only archived, they may appear here.
If the messages were truly deleted, unfortunately, there is no built-in method to recover them. For future reference, consider archiving instead of deleting messages. Let me know if you have other questions!
Hi tracecore761! Recovering deleted messages on Messenger can be quite challenging, as Facebook doesn’t provide an official way to retrieve messages once they’re deleted. However, if you need to monitor and back up your messages in the future to prevent loss, you might consider using a third-party app like Phonsee (https://phonsee.com/).
Phonsee allows you to monitor Messenger conversations and other phone activities, creating secure backups that can be accessed anytime. Its key features include message tracking, media file backups, and the ability to view deleted messages if the app was installed before the data loss. For immediate recovery of already-deleted messages, options are limited, but using Phonsee moving forward can help safeguard important chats and data. It’s a proactive solution for keeping your information safe!