Exporting MacOS iMessages

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Exporting MacOS iMessages

Is there any way to export in PDF (or something like this) whole conversation that is very large and scrolling all the way top doesn't work: it takes about 8 hours to scroll a year ago till iMessage "not responding" and even earlier its impossible to wait 10-15 sec for 1 scroll.

In the beginning of the conversation (latest/newest messages) it is pretty fast, very fast tbh. But more I scroll, it takes more and more time to wait till scroll up is done.

Really need a solution. I don't want to use third-party apps (like PhoneView/iBackup Viewer/iExplorer and tons of others).

Thank you in advance.

Posted on Apr 11, 2020 1:13 AM

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VAV80 Author

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Apr 11, 2020 3:13 PM in response to Martbenky77

Well.

Thank you, Martbenky77, for your answer.

When I saw link to the App I was going to post an "angry" post because I mentioned in my post about 3d party App.

But decided to check it out first.

This app (Lite) is not perfect (not all thumbnails were loaded in exported data) but it is FREE. wow

And it really helped. First I was managed to export in HTML (2d option to export is CSV), and then to PDF.

Really appreciated.

Thank you very much.

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Apr 11, 2020 1:50 AM in response to VAV80

If you have a lot of iMessages on your iPhone or iPad, the best way to back them up to your computer or share them with others would be to export them as PDF. PDFs are secure in that they can't be edited easily. They are also a widely available format that is easy to share.

But how can you easily export iMessages to PDF? In this article, we will share with you a simple way to accomplish this. We will first start by exporting the iMessages to HTML and then converting the HTML file to PDF.

How to Export iMessages using iMyFone D-Port

The easiest way to export iMessages to your computer is to use iMyFone D-Port iOS data exporter. The program is designed to scan your iPhone, find the messages and then export them to your computer. Despite its usefulness and effective, D-Port makes the whole process very easy, so much so that you can use it even if you have never exported data to a computer before. The following are some of its features.

Steps to Export iMessages using D-Port

Begin by downloading and installing D-Port to your computer and then follow these simple steps.

Step 1: Launch the program and from the main window, select "Back Up & Export from Device". Connect the iPhone to the computer using USB cable and click "Export Data".

Then select "Message" from the next window. Click "Next" to continue.

Step 2: After you click "Next", iMyFone D-Port will start to scan your iPhone for the iMessages.

Step 3: Wait for the scanning process to be completed. Once it's done, preview and select the iMessages you want to export and click "Export". In the popup window that appears, choose a location to save the exported iMessages in HTML file.

Convert the HTML File to PDF

Adobe Document Cloud gives users a way to convert HTML to PDF online. You can take advantage of their free trial offer to convert the HTML file of your iMessages to PDF in a few simple steps.

All you have to do is open the HTML webpage either in Chrome or Firefox for Windows or Firefox for Mac. Then, click on the "Convert" button in the Adobe PDF toolbar and name the PDF file. Save the converted PDF to a desired location on your computer.

Source www.imyfone.com

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