Archived Facebook Messages
Archived Facebook Messages
On Facebook or Messenger
The quickest method to get to the archived messages is to open this link for Facebook.com messages, or this one for Messenger.com.
Either will take you straight to the archived messages.
Or, you can follow these steps to manually open your archived messages (Messenger.com users can avoid down to Step 3):.
- For Facebook.com users, open Messages. It's near the top of Facebook by your profile name.
- Click See All in Messenger at the bottom of the message window.
- Click Settings on the leading left of the page.
- Select Archived Threads.
You can unarchive Facebook messages by simply sending out another message to that recipient. It will appear again in the primary list of messages in addition to other messages that aren't archived.
On a Mobile Device
You can get to your archived messages from the mobile version of Facebook too. From your internet browser, either open the Messages page or do this:.
- Tap Messages at the top of the page.
- Click See All Messages at the bottom of the window.
- Tap View Archived Messages.
The best ways to Explore Archived Facebook Messages
Once you have an archived message open in Facebook.com or Messenger.com, it's truly simple to browse for a specific keyword with that thread:.
- Search for the Options panel on the best side of the page, simply under the recipient's profile photo.
- Click Browse in Conversations.
- Use the text box to look for particular words because discussion, using the leftmost arrow keys to see the previous/next circumstances of the word.
If you're utilizing Facebook's mobile website from your phone or tablet, you cannot search through the conversations themselves but you can look for an individual's name from the list of discussion threads.
Archived Facebook Messages For example, you can browse "Henry" to find archived messages to Henry but you can't look for certain words you and Henry sent out each other.