{"id":571,"date":"2021-12-16T16:55:03","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T16:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/?p=571"},"modified":"2021-12-16T16:55:03","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T16:55:03","slug":"how-you-can-see-archive-messages-facebook-messenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/how-you-can-see-archive-messages-facebook-messenger\/","title":{"rendered":"How You Can See Archive Messages Facebook Messenger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook Inc., now known as Meta, has approximately 2.74 billion active users on a monthly basis. The popular social media app turned 17 in 2021! People use the Facebook chat app, called Facebook Messenger, to usually talk to their friends and family members worldwide to keep in touch. It is established that 8 billion messages are exchanged among users every day, as per Facebook Messenger Stats, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>If you are an avid user who chats through the Messenger app regularly, it is likely that you will be overwhelmed with your app being flooded with new and old messages every day. The good news is, Facebook allows its users to archive chats that they want to put on hold, with an option to revisit the messages any time you want in the future. This article focuses on the Archive feature of Facebook.<\/p>\n<h2>How to transfer your messages to the Facebook Archive<\/h2>\n<p>Just a few taps and clicks, and you can archive any chat or message on Facebook. The limitation, however, is you can archive chats via a desktop only. Nevertheless, you can view the messages from your phone at any particular time. Steps have been mentioned below:<\/p>\n<p>Start your computer, open your browser and then log into your Facebook account<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-590 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2-1-300x180.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2-1-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2-1-450x270.png 450w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2-1.png 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click on the &#8220;Message&#8221; icon to open your Messenger application. Tap on &#8220;See all in Messenger&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-589 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-2-300x146.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-2-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-2-450x219.png 450w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/3-2.png 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From the left-hand panel, look for the conversation that you wish to archive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-588 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4-2-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4-2-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4-2-450x298.png 450w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/4-2.png 483w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once done, check for the three dots next to the conversation you would like to archive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-587 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-2-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-2-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-2-450x298.png 450w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5-2.png 483w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now select the &#8220;Archive Chat&#8221; option from the full list.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-586 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6-2-300x255.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6-2-300x255.png 300w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6-2-450x383.png 450w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The full conversation history will no longer appear in the message feed and will automatically move to the Archive folder.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-585 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/7.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>How to see archived messages on your desktops?<\/h2>\n<p>To view the Facebook archived messages from mobile phones and desktops differs slightly. We will tell you about both the methods here.<\/p>\n<h3>On mobile phones:<\/h3>\n<p>There is no need to open the Facebook app to view the archived folder on your mobile devices. The Messenger app has everything you require to reach the archive folder. Follow the below steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the Facebook Messenger app on your phone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-580 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/12-300x213.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/12-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/12.png 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on the search bar and type the person&#8217;s name whose messages you have archived and wish to view.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-579 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/13-300x289.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/13-300x289.png 300w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/13.png 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Now select the contact, and you can see the full conversation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-578 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/14-300x259.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/14-300x259.png 300w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/14.png 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>On desktop computers:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Open any browser and visit Facebook.com.<\/li>\n<li>Login to your account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-584 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8-300x180.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8-450x270.png 450w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/8.png 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tap on the message icon and pick &#8220;See all in Messenger.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-583 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9-300x146.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9-450x219.png 450w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/9.png 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on the three dots on the top left corner and choose &#8220;Archived Chats.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-582 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10-300x211.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10-450x316.png 450w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/10.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The folder with your archived chats list will appear here. In case you respond to any conversation from this list, the chat will start appearing in your messages feed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-581 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/11-300x204.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/11-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/11-450x306.png 450w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/11.png 471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>People tend to get baffled when this happens, but if users reply to any archived chat, it will re-activate the conversation again, and the chat will move to the messages feed automatically.<\/p>\n<p>By typing a keyword from a conversation, people can use the &#8220;Search in conversations&#8221; feature to look for a particular message.<\/p>\n<h2>How you can back up your FB account<\/h2>\n<p>To ensure your messages on Facebook are protected and safe, you need to back up your account. Do this every two to three months to ensure nothing is lost. Follow the below steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open your FB account and open the &#8220;account settings&#8221; found in the top right corner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-577 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/15-300x218.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"366\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/15-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/15.png 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pick &#8220;Settings and Privacy&#8221; and select &#8220;Settings&#8221; from the drop-down menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-576 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/16-300x293.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/16-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/16.png 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As the Setting page loads, pick &#8220;your Facebook Information&#8221; available on the left sidebar. Pick &#8220;Download Your Information&#8221; from the list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-575 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/17-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/17-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/17-450x225.png 450w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/17.png 561w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select &#8220;Request Copy.&#8221; From the Date Range, choose &#8220;All of my data,&#8221; then pick &#8220;Create File.&#8221; All the data, including your conversations, will now be downloaded to your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-574 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/18-300x185.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"417\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/18-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/18-450x277.png 450w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/18.png 455w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It will take some time to finish the download. As soon as it is done, you will get a detailed report via email.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-573 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/19-300x191.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/19-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/19-450x286.png 450w, https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/19.png 503w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>A stitch in time saves nine<\/h2>\n<p>To save a conversation from the past, either with a friend or a colleague\/business partner, is always a great idea. It will be something you can refer to in the future when required. You may need the information or details any time; you never know!<\/p>\n<p>Even if the person with who you chatted is no longer an active user, you can still have access to the messages because you backed it up! To be extra safe, create a backup of all your Facebook data on your desktops.<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever archived Facebook messages before? What was the reason for you to do so? Do you usually backup your data, or did we tell you about it for the first time? We are excited to know about your experience. Let us know in the comments section below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook Inc., now known as Meta, has approximately 2.74 billion active users on a monthly basis. The popular social media app turned 17 in 2021! People use the Facebook chat app, called Facebook Messenger, to usually talk to their friends and family members worldwide to keep in touch. It is established that 8 billion messages [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-571","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-facebook"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=571"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":594,"href":"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571\/revisions\/594"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adflee.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}