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Can I retrieve old AOL instant messenger conversations?

No. Not that I am aware of.

That means I know of no way to retrieve an old conversation or an old instant message. As soon as you close the AIM chat window, the conversation is no longer accessible to you.

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If you do the "auto save" does that save onto your computer or can you access it anywhere you use aim. If so, how?!?!?

Posted by: leslie at May 24, 2007 08:03 AM

To enable conversation logging in AIM version 6, select Edit -> Settings -> IM Logging -> Log IMs & Log Chats -> Save. Hope that helps.

Posted by: David Beroff at July 31, 2007 08:52 AM

how can i delete an of my old aim messages?

Posted by: Evelyn at November 9, 2007 08:47 PM

Would pay $1000 to someone that can help me retrieve chat logs from Sept of 2000.

Posted by: Rich at November 12, 2007 07:39 PM

I was wondering how i could look up an old conversation on MSN messenger

Posted by: Stephanie at November 27, 2007 05:09 PM

I just gave my little brother my old desktop because I got a new laptop. Am I able to look at my old AIM conversations that I saved on the old computer through my new one?

Posted by: Megan at December 31, 2007 02:09 PM

My boyfriends in touble and the only way to get him out of it is to retieve old aol instant messages. Does anyone know how i can do that? I would pay.

Posted by: bina at February 21, 2008 09:57 AM

yes there is a way to get the logs i'll come back later once i find out how, i have to ask my boyfriend

Posted by: Brittany at March 4, 2008 02:00 PM

i need 2 retrieve a conversation bitwin my frend n me.but i dnt kno how 2. i am usin MSN messenger 3.0


Posted by: rita at June 16, 2008 04:53 AM

I need to please pull up old AOL IM conversations, the IMs were deleted through the IM Logging window and cleared per my boss. Anyone aware of how to get them back?

Posted by: Lisy at August 1, 2008 12:27 PM

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