Q: how to restore deleted iMessages on mac
Hi
I have by accident deleted contents of an iMessage on a specific contact on my mac.
We used to communicate through my mac, naturally, mac was linked to my iphone.
Is there a way to restore the contents of the iMessages deleted on my mac. My operating system is Mavrick
Thanks folks to advise me
OS X Mountain Lion (10.8), MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz, Time Capsule
Posted on Feb 18, 2014 4:59 AM
You can only restore the whole message database, not individual messages or conversations. This procedure will replace the database with an earlier version, so you'll lose all later changes.
Sign out of iMessage and all other IM accounts, if any. Quit Messages. Hold down the option key and select
Go ▹ Library
from the Finder menu bar. A folder window will open.
Restore the subfolder named "Messages" from a backup that predates the unwanted changes, then log out and log back in.
If you're running OS X 10.9 or later, delete the subfolder Containers/com.apple.iChat.
If you don't have a backup, the archive can't be restored.
Posted on Feb 18, 2014 9:14 AM