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How to Delete Archived Messages on Messenger 2021

Permanently delete your archived chats in Facebook Messenger on iPhone and Android.

Mayur Agarwal by Mayur Agarwal
May 9, 2021
in Facebook, How To's

Facebook Messenger for iPhone and Android has got a new update that brings a host of new features. These include the Star Wars and Selena: The Series chat theme, new camera stickers, ability to reply to a specific message with a photo or video. There is also tap-to-record to easily record and send voice messages without holding down the record button. In addition, users can now archive inactive chats with a swipe gesture and Facebook has finally it a lot easier to find your archived messages.

The company has added a new “Archived Chats” folder as a dedicated menu in Messenger 2021. Now you don’t need to manually search for your archive chats. The new update lets you access the full list of archived conversations in one place. This comes in handy in case you don’t remember the person’s name or group conversation you had archived.

Moreover, it is now possible to unarchive chats on Messenger without sending a message. This way you can move archived chats back to your inbox without bothering the receiver.

How to delete archived chats in Messenger 2021

Do you happen to have a lot of archived threads that are redundant and not needed in the future? You can permanently delete all such archived messages from your Messenger account so that they cannot be retrieved later on. Now let’s see how you can delete archived messages in Messenger 2021 on iPhone and Android.

  1. Open the Messenger app and tap your profile photo at the top left. messenger for iPhone
  2. Go to “Archived chats”. how to see archived messages in messenger 2021 on iPhone
  3. To get rid of an archived chat, press and hold (long-press) the particular chat and select “Delete”.
    new archived chats folder in messenger app
    how to delete archived messages on Facebook Messenger 2021
  4. Tap on Delete again to delete the archived conversation forever.

There is also an alternate way for iPhone or iPad users. Just swipe left on the archived message, tap “More” and then tap the Delete option.

how to delete archived chats in messenger on iPhone
Deleting an archived chat on iPhone

The only downside is that you still cannot delete all or multiple archived messages at once.

On Computer

You can also delete archived chats on your PC or Mac through messenger.com. To do so,

  1. Visit messenger.com in a browser on your computer and log in to your account.
  2. In the sidebar at the left, click the 3-dots at the top and open “Archived Chats”. archived chats folder on messenger.com
  3. Hover your mouse cursor over a particular chat and click the 3-dot icon.
  4. Select “Delete Chat” from the list. delete archived chat in messenger on computer
  5. Click on Delete Chat again to confirm your choice. permanently delete an archived message in messenger

ALSO READ: How to unignore someone on Messenger without replying

How to unarchive messages on Messenger app 2021

The updated Messenger 2021 offers the ability to unarchive messages without messaging. Earlier users had to send a message or reply to unarchive an archived chat. It’s worth noting that an archived chat will get unarchive automatically when you receive a new message in that certain chat.

Here’s how you can unarchive a conversation in Facebook Messenger.

On iPhone – Tap your profile picture at the top left and open Archived chats. Swipe left on a chat you want to move back to your inbox and tap the “Unarchive” icon. You can also swipe all the way to the left to unarchive a chat in a single gesture.

how to unarchive messages in messenger 2021 on iPhone
Unarchive messages in Messenger using iPhone

Another way is to long-press on a specific chat and tap the “Unarchive” option.

On Android – Go to Archived chats and long-press the chat conversation you want to unarchive. Tap “Unarchive” from the list.

how to unarchive a conversation in messenger on android

ALSO READ: How to see your archived stories in Messenger on Android

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Mayur Agarwal is the founder and editor-in-chief of WebTrickz. As a Technology enthusiast and an Internet addict, he loves sharing useful How To’s and Tips & Tricks.

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Comments 4

  1. Tony says:
    1 year ago

    What can you do if when pressing the more feature and nothing happens ?
    It will not allow me to delete anything marked as Facebook User ?

    Reply
  2. rosemary berman says:
    10 months ago

    Can’t removed people that got in my Facebook messager hosts

    Reply
  3. Das Clo says:
    6 months ago

    The crazy and just plain old unbelievable thing is that we cannot delete all of them at once, has to be done one at a time and it takes 3 clicks to do each one, so way to go FB! How about a “delete all” option!?!?

    Utter nonsense!!

    Reply
    • Danica H says:
      4 months ago

      I agree! It’s crazy you can’t do a “select all” in archived messages and do a dump. It’s gonna take me hours to delete archived messages.
      If I get some handy resolve to this issue, I’ll post or reply here!!
      Glad in not the only one in this situation ??

      Reply

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