Over time, your Mac may accumulate unwanted junk, such as old messages. The files from conversations stored on your Mac can accumulate a lot of information, which could lead to a wealth of personal information for anyone with access to your computer.
Apple’s macOS makes it simple to delete messages. There are several ways to remove the clutter, no matter how much or little information you have in iMessage. Let’s now discuss how to delete messages or conversations from a Mac.
How do I delete multiple messages?
Keep reading to discover how to delete multiple messages in Mac’s Messages app. The steps are easy to follow.
Can iMessages also be downloaded on Mac?
Yes, the iMessage program is available on Mac. All you need to do is set it up using your Apple ID and password. Then, all your messages will be available through the Mac.
How can you delete a single message from your email?
These are the steps to follow if you need a single message deleted.
Step 1: Open the Messages application on your Mac by clicking “Messages” on your Dock or Launchpad.
Step 2: Select the conversation containing your message to be deleted in the messages window’s left pane.
Step 3 Delete one message by right-clicking it (texts, photos, or videos) and choosing “Delete.”
Step 4: Select Edit > Clean Transcript to remove all messages from one conversation. This will delete all the content in the transcript and leave the conversation open in the left pane.
How to delete a conversation on Mac
You can also delete an entire conversation to remove multiple messages. Be aware that if the conversation is deleted, it will disappear from the Conversations section of the Messages application.
For example, if a group conversation is deleted, you will need to start a new conversation by adding all its participants.
To delete a conversation on Mac:
Launch Messages
Right-click on a conversation you want to be deleted.
Select “Delete Conversation”
To confirm your decision, click on “Delete”.
Removing messages from your Mac
You can delete messages from your messages using the Messages application.
Step 1: Select the message you want to be deleted by right-clicking it (the Ctrl+Click combination on the touchpad).
Step 2: Click on the Delete conversation tab and then click the Delete button. This will delete the entire message and everything in it.
After the message has been deleted, it will be removed from all iOS devices, provided you are signed into your Apple ID, including your iPhone.
Step 3: To delete a message within a discussion thread on your Mac (text, images, etc.), right-click on it and select Delete.
Step 4: To delete all messages within a single text, but not the sidebar conversation, so that it can still be accessible, open the message by selecting the message, choosing the Edit tab from the menu, and then selecting Clear transcript.
How to delete attachments within Messages
You can delete messages on your Mac using the previous method, but attachments will not be deleted. To remove attachments, paste this file path into the Go To Folder box and drag its contents to the Trash: ~/Library/Messages/Attachments.
In recent macOS versions, you can delete attachments.
Click on the Apple menu, and select About This Mac > More Information.
Choose the Storage tab.
Select Messages from the list and click on the I icon.
In the main window, you’ll see a listing of all your Mac attachments.
Select the first one to remove, and press Shift while holding Shift. Then, select the next one. It would help if you now had them all selected. To select all, select the first one.
To delete, press Delete.
All of the attachments you’ve selected will now be deleted. However, not all attachments need to be deleted. You can choose which attachments you want to keep and which you want to delete. If you want to delete large attachments quickly, select Size in the top right to arrange attachments according to their file size. Then, you can select the largest files and then delete those.
Bulk Deleting Messages on Mac
To bulk delete messages, open any conversation on your Macbook or Macbook and press Option + Command+ K (or right-click the space in a conversation window and choose the Clear Chat Transcript) option. This will clear all messages from the conversation.
To delete multiple conversations at once, you can open the Messages application and choose Edit from the top-bar menu. Then select the conversations you wish to delete. After that, click Delete. You can also select particular conversations and delete them one by one. Click on each conversation individually, then press Option + command + K (or right-click the space within the conversation window and select Clear Chat Transcript).
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Many businesses trick people into providing their email addresses. Sometimes it is difficult to remember how or when you have subscribed to a newsletter. Unsubscribing to newsletters can be simple, but it becomes difficult if you need to do this every day.
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Sometimes, an important email arrives that you wish to retrieve or save for future reference. You can achieve it. But, with constant reminders you may remember that it was there. Clean Email’s Read Later feature allows you to “Read Later” to receive a regular summary from your Read Later folder.
Last Thought
There are many ways to delete chat history from a Mac if it’s a Mac. You can erase individual, bulk, and even entire chat conversations.
However, you should keep in mind that none of these methods can permanently erase that data. Before you decide to hide your chat history, think twice.