How do I Archive Message Conversations? It's easy to delete them but there are some that I need to archive and call back if needed.
Mac Pro, macOS Sierra (10.12.4), 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
I've been selecting the conversation, going to "print" and then saving as a pdf. That works rather well since apparently, there is no way to archive from within Messages.
See this article Save or delete text message conversations - Apple Support
Hi,
In Messages > Preferences > General Section there is an Option Save on Close
However the Delete that the "x" on mousing over the listing in the Side Bar seems to override this setting in Sierra upwards.
9:26 pm Friday; November 3, 2017
Another question, I closed about 3 conversations but how do I bring them back if I want to review or add to them?
Hi,
That's the trouble with the Sierra and High Sierra versions.
The x deletes them (and the Saved History).
7:07 pm Saturday; November 4, 2017
Ok, but I only closed the conversations via the top menu, File> Close Conversation. Also on my laptop I am running the latest update of High Sierra and I see no drop down option to set how long to keep messages.
So this advice from Apple is just wrong: "Close a conversation: Move the pointer over the conversation, then click X." And the conversations I closed are now trashed?
So now, in Sierra and High Sierra, the X closes the conversation. How would I bring my closed conversations back up into Messages?
And I wonder if there is a reason why I don't have the option to designate how long I want my messages saved.
Thanks, tygb. I don't have the option to save for a specified time, it seems that is new in High Sierra, I'm still in Sierra but this should solve my problem without resorting to the pdf route.
That is how it works now.
How do I Archive "Messages" Conversations?
