where do I find the messages app on my macbook?

That is Lion. You need Mountain Lion or 10.8 and to get Mountain Lion you need to purchase it through the Mac App Store. Use the search function and you will find a lot of guides on upgrading your operating system.

HI,

Have you, in the past, separated items in the Applications Folder into subfolder ?

For instance: Picture editing apps or even Apple iApps.

Do you have one for Messaging apps ?

If this was done in Mountain Lion and then you Upgraded the Messages will have missed this upgrade.

If you did this in Lion and jumped to Mavericks then iChat may still exists in a sub folder and Messages will not be on there.

8:29 pm Monday; April 21, 2014

Hi,

If you did put it in a separate folder then move it back to Applications then Reinstall the OS (which will includes various Apple Apps.)

If you deleted iChat then I would use Time Machine and put back iChat then Reinstall.

7:58 pm Tuesday; April 22, 2014

Look in you Applications folder for the application. It is also normally installed on the Dock outside of Launchpad.

Click on the magnifying glass in the upper right hand corner of your screen. Type in "messages". When Messages shows double click on it to launch.

OT

mruss14 wrote:

I have Mountain Lion OS X but I can't find the Messages feature...Can someone help me?

In your Applications folder. Drag it to the dock if you like.

Cheers

Pete

You don't have Mountain Lion installed you have Lion. Go to the Apple in then menu and choose About This Mac. What does it say there, 10.8.x or 10.7.x?

Edit - too slow posting.

I have OS X 10.9.2 but I can't find Messages in Launchpad. I'm 68 and need specific instructions on how to find it.

Its not in the Dock or the Applications folder.

I may have done that…I went to One-to-One for 3 years and at that time I didn’t want to do Messaging so the tech probably did something with the app.

Is there a way to fix it now?