How to Delete iMessage Chat History on MacOS – Manage Space

Every day people use the iMessage app on MacOS. So much use and so many conversations can fill space on the computer and for this reason it is advisable to delete these conversations, or their history from time to time so as not to saturate the application and have more order in the conversations section.

Here you will learn how to remove chat history using keyboard shortcutsmanually and using an app, plus other great features when using iMessage on MacOS, totally different from a text message.

In which versions of MacOS is it possible to delete iMessage conversation history?

The versions in which it is possible and offers to execute the option to delete the conversation history cover all versions of MacOS, since it allows this feature to be carried out in any older or more updated version, so you won’t have any problem on whatever MacOs system you’re using.

How to clear iMessage chat history on MacOS systems?

In order to carry out the activity of deleting the message history of the iMessage application, there are two ways to do it, one being manually and with keyboard shortcuts. In addition to this, it is also possible clear iMessage chat history using an apphere you will see the instructions for each of them.

manually

Manually you will have to enter commands to the computer to execute the action of deleting the conversation history of the iMessage application, with these simple steps you will be able to do it correctly:

1. The first thing you should do is close the application if it is previously open.
2. Then, go to the Finder program from the MacOS dock and then perform the key combination ‘CMD + Shift + G’ where the folder will open.
3. Then in the box that corresponds to the search bar enter the words ~ / Library / Messages /.
4. The next thing to do is select what you want to delete and move it to the trash, you can do it all together or separately, in case you want to delete only some specific ones and not all.
5. The last step will be to empty the trash and restart the application to update the changes made.

Using keyboard commands

With keyboard commands it is possible to execute tasks quickly, there is a keyboard command to delete iMessage chats easily. However, with this procedure the conversations will be deleted permanently, proceed with these indications to achieve it:

1. The first step will be to close the iMessage app completely. you will be directed to the command line ‘rm’ where you will type ‘rm -r ~/Library/Messages/chat.*’
2. Then to delete everything type ‘rm -r ~/Library/Messages/Attachments/??’. Remember that this method deletes everything permanently., so you must be sure to delete the data in this way, if you only want to choose a specific file use the previous method.
3. Lastly, restart the messages app and reopening it You must have all your history completely empty.

Using iCareFone

The last and easiest way is the one you will see below, the only detail is that you must download an application called Tenorshare iCareFone and then execute the procedure as follows:

1. When you have the aforementioned application installed, access it and go to the apartado que dice ‘Speedup & Clean’.
2. Afterwards, click on ‘Deep Clean’ and slide the button of ‘iMessage’ to put it in ‘ON’ in this way you will correctly.
3. Then, click on the ‘Scan Now’ option, the application will proceed to do a scan and when the scan is complete, you must click on the ‘Clean Now’ option in this way all your iMessage history will be deleted.

How to recover deleted message from iMessage chat history?

Every day it happens that when deleting the chat history in a messaging application, people make mistakes or they regret deleting said chat in its entirety for important information or any other situation. On these occasions there are alternatives that allow you to recover a specific message or several, to do so you can proceed in two ways.

The first is that most Apple users have an iPhone mobile and on many occasions two devices are synchronized, so if you delete the MacOS history they must be saved on the cell phone.

The other way is that every MacOS comes with an automatic save system called ‘Time machine’ which makes a backup every 24 hours, so you can search for this section and go to the time or date of said message.