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How can i delete messages on iMessage and have them STAY GONE?

How can I delete messages from my iPhone and have them STAY GONE and not have them show up on my computer or iPad? Same thing, how can I delete from any of these and have them NOT show up on the other devices? If I delete on one, it stays on the other. It's a constant circle of deleting messages? I want them gone when deleted. Maverick. iPad4th iPhone 5


Thanks.

Sandy

Mac, Mac OS X (10.0.x)

Posted on Feb 7, 2014 12:08 PM

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Feb 7, 2014 1:56 PM in response to sassay

Hi,


First off.

The "Sync" as Apple calls it is only "Display on all Devices" and nothing more.

Deleting it on one device will not delete it on another.


On the Mac the iMessages are stored in ~/Library/Messages in file called chat.db with a couple of supporting database items alongside.


If you "close" or remove the chat in the list in the Messages window (the x when you mouse over the name and pic) then the iMessage will "return" as an "Aid Memoire" to the previous conversation.

This is local on your Mac and is nothing to do with any 'sync' over the iMessages servers.


The longest time I have experienced was using my iPhone on a hotel WiFi on a Friday evening away form home and picking up those same iMessage on Sunday evening when I turned my Mac on.

The iMessages servers "push" the iMessages to the devices it thinks are Registered.


However this only happens once. When the device has the iMessages the servers stop sending it.

This is to stop what you seem to describe - the endless attempt to delete the same iMessages.


It is more likely you are talking about the "history" feature.



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9:56 pm Friday; February 7, 2014


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 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 Couple of iPhones and an iPad

How can i delete messages on iMessage and have them STAY GONE?

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