~/Library/Messages/Archive

Just got a new Macbook (2021 M1 MBP 14", running Ventura 13.0.1) and I'm trying to find this folder; I like to be able to back up my Messages to an external drive. But it's not there. Are messages stored elsewhere? If there isn't an archive, is there a reason why? If there's no archive, is there a way to read the chat.db file with minimal fuss?

MacBook Pro Apple Silicon

Posted on Jan 1, 2023 5:46 PM

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Barney-15E

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Jan 1, 2023 10:10 PM in response to juhme

They are not stored there anymore. They are likely stored in the sandbox (container) in ~/Library/Containers, but I’m not sure.

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