iMessage/Messages history completely disappeared on Mac -- any way to retrieve?

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iMessage/Messages history completely disappeared on Mac -- any way to retrieve?

All of my messages prior to yesterday have disappeared from Messages on my MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021, M1 Pro running Sequoia 15.3.1 (24D70)). The messages all still appear on my iPhone. I've tried:

Rebooting
Signing out of iMessage and logging back in
Signing out of iMessage, rebooting, logging back in

The issue still persists -- only see messages up to and including yesterday.

Any thoughts/ideas???

MacBook Pro (M1, 2020)

Posted on Mar 3, 2025 4:23 AM

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theolog Author

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Mar 3, 2025 4:30 AM in response to theolog

Okay -- just in case anyone else runs into this problem -- here's how I fixed it:

Launch Messages.app > Settings > iMessage > Sign Out
System Settings > <your name> Apple Account > Messages
Use on the Mac > OFF
Reboot
Launch Messages.app > Settings > iMessage > Sign In
System Settings > <your name> Apple Account > Messages
Use on the Mac > ON

Messages returned!

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iMessage/Messages history completely disappeared on Mac -- any way to retrieve?

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