Summary: If enabled, MSN Messenger stores your message history in a relatively obscure location, but it's easily discovered.
Where is the message History File saved?
I'll assume you mean MSN Messenger.
Fire up Messenger, Select Tools, Options, Messages, and near the bottom of that dialog you'll find the Message History setting. Enable that and you can see where the message history files are stored or specify the location yourself.
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Article C1955 - May 29, 2004
i want to re back my history chat with some one on my account can i do it after i delete the history or no thanks
Posted by: wasim at December 4, 2008 3:07 PMwell....i certainly do not want my chats stored in the chat logs under my docs for all my family to see, nor do i want to delete everytime i chat...
i've tried everything to stop this and nothing works!! I have the PLUS! - and even though i went to tools/ options/messages and UNCHECKED the "store my messages"..they are still getting stored!! HELP!!
Posted by: chris at December 9, 2008 11:32 PMTO delete chat logs from showing up in my docs/chat logs - for PLUS!:
go to
- plus link at top
- preferences
- conversations
- chat logging - here you uncheck the first box, and then i went into filter and pressed disable button at bottom..and unchecked all contact...
HOPE THAT DOES IT!!
Posted by: CHRIS at December 10, 2008 12:04 AMIf I don't save it before,but I still wanna find the message history before.How should I do?
Posted by: lee at December 13, 2008 8:37 PMcan you help me to get history in yahoo messenger please thank you.
Posted by: john at January 14, 2009 7:03 AMI was keeping a history of my son's msn messages and he seem to have deleted the folder, is there anywhere else I can get the messages back?
Posted by: danielle at March 4, 2009 7:02 PMI have just made it so i can save my history but how do i get all my history back from before ?
01-May-2009
hi, i have deleted my saved windows live messenger chat by mistake. actaully when i finish chatting with my friend,a window appear which shows thats ur memory is full, so by mistake i have click delete old files button. is there any chance that i can recover that chat. thanks
Posted by: harry at May 11, 2009 10:39 AMHi I used to save all my chats but then my computer was infected with a virus and lost everything (i mean everything!) my computer had to be re-born - is there any way i can retrieve chats i had about three years ago, i can not seem to contact anyone at msn, thank you
24-Jun-2009
Posted by: melissa at June 23, 2009 10:26 AM
i want to re back my history chat with some one on my account can i do it after i delete the history or no thanks
Posted by: Evan at October 6, 2009 8:01 PM