Facebook Messenger is a great way to stay in touch with your friends and family. But sometimes we send a message or picture that we wish we didn’t send. This or that, we have so many old messages cluttering our inbox that it’s causing site headaches.
We call it good news and bad news. The good news is there is a way to delete messages, photos and entire conversations from your messaging device. The bad news is that if you’re hoping to “post” an embarrassing picture, you can’t. These messages may disappear from your account, but you cannot delete them from other people’s accounts.
How to Delete Messages from Facebook Website
You cannot delete individual messages from conversations on the Facebook website. You can only delete all conversations. Do this by following these steps.
- Click on the messaging icon in the upper right corner of the Facebook homepage.
- Select the conversation you want to delete.
- Click the options icon in the upper right corner of the message window.
- click Delete the conversation.
How to Delete Messages from Messenger App on Desktop
If you are already in the messenger app on your desktop, complete the steps below to delete a conversation.
- Select the conversation from the list on the left.
- Click on the settings icon next to the conversation name on the right.
- click To delete.
Deleting Entire Conversation from Messenger App on Smartphone
Not at your computer? It’s easy to delete all conversations from messaging app in just three steps.
- View your conversations at: house.
- Tap and hold the chat you want to delete
- Faucet To delete.
How to Delete Messages from Messenger App on Smartphone
Want to delete just a message or photo from a conversation? Do this from your smartphone. Remember that your friend will not disappear from your conversation.
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- Tap and hold the message or photo you want to delete
- Faucet To delete below.
Consider Archiving to Save Space
Why are you trying to delete a conversation? If you want to save space, consider archiving the conversation instead.
- Go to the messenger website on your computer.
- Open the conversation you want to archive.
- Click on the settings icon next to the conversation name on the right.
- click Archive.
You can still delete archived conversations. Find them in the archived folder and delete them as you would a normal conversation.
Think twice before deleting something. You cannot undo deletions. When something is removed from your messages, it is gone permanently.