how do I get my message history on my Mac?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jul 4, 2020 10:00 AM

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Eric Root

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Jul 4, 2020 10:11 AM in response to mikayla628

If you were syncing Messages with iCloud, sign into Messages and use the steps in the article below to set up iCloud syncing.

Messages in iCloud.

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