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I have turned messages off then back on on my Mac, iPhone and iPad and still cannot find my messages that were on my Mac before this last update. I can't even find messages sent an hour ago on my Mac.

I have turned messages off, then back on on my Mac, iPhone and iPad and still cannot find messages on my Mac from before the last update 3 days ago, nor can I find messages from an hour ago.


Posted on Feb 4, 2022 10:29 AM

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Try booting to Safe Mode. That boot up takes minutes and clears caches and other things that may resolve your problem.

How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support

A lot of times just boot to Safe Mode followed by normal boot resolves problems.

Posted on Feb 4, 2022 12:45 PM

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I have turned messages off then back on on my Mac, iPhone and iPad and still cannot find my messages that were on my Mac before this last update. I can't even find messages sent an hour ago on my Mac.

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