Ways to Recover Deleted Facebook Messages

There are times when you delete Facebook messages because they are unnecessary or simply want to forget about them. However, you accidentally delete important messages and want to recover them for review. Don't worry, let's explore with Mytour right away the ways to recover Facebook messages across various platforms shared in detail in the article below.

1. Conditions for Recovering Facebook Messages

1.1. Messages not deleted in Facebook web chat window

The first condition for successfully recovering Facebook messages is that you must not delete the conversation in the Facebook message window on the web browser. If you do, all message copies in that conversation will be permanently deleted and you cannot recover them.

1.2. Messages not deleted on Messenger app

If you delete (or accidentally delete) a conversation in the Messenger app, all message copies will be permanently deleted and you cannot recover them either.

1.3. Messages were saved as a copy before deletion

If you have backed up important conversations to the archive section, congratulations! You can successfully review and restore Facebook messages.

2. How to Recover Facebook Messages on Android

• Step 1: Open the Facebook app on your Android phone.
• Step 2: Tap on the '3 horizontal lines' icon in the upper right corner and click on 'Settings & Privacy'.
• Step 3: Select 'Settings', then press 'Personal Information Settings', and scroll down to select 'Download Your Information'.
• Step 4: Click on 'Messages', then choose a 'Date Range' and enter the time period you want to recover messages for. Then, press 'CREATE FILE'.
• Step 5: Wait a few minutes for the message backup process to complete. Under 'Available Copies', continue to select 'DOWNLOAD'.
• Step 6: Once the file is downloaded, open the 'File Manager' app on your phone, select 'Downloads', then open the file named 'Facebook….zip'. Since this is a zip file, you need to extract it.
• Step 7: In the extracted file, there are 2 small folders: messages and index.html. Choose the 'messages' folder, then click on an .html file named 'your_message.html'. Immediately, you will see the messages in the conversation that you have deleted.

3. How to Recover Facebook Messages on iPhone 

• Step 1: Open Facebook using Safari, Coc Coc, or Google software on your iPhone.
• Step 2: Select the '3 horizontal lines' icon in the upper right corner and click on 'Settings'. Then, scroll down and select 'Download Your Information', then click on the 'Messages' item.
• Step 3: Click on 'Date Range' and enter the time period you want to recover messages for. Then, press 'CREATE FILE'. Note: during the process of downloading the file to your phone, Facebook will ask you to enter your password to log back into your account.
• Step 4: Wait a few minutes for the message backup process to complete. Then, when the screen shows 'Available Copies', press 'DOWNLOAD'.
• Step 5: Choose where to save the downloaded File. Then, go to the folder containing the file, preview it, and click on the 'message' item. In this way, all messages in the conversation that you have deleted will appear.

4. How to Recover Facebook Messages on Laptop 

• Step 1: Open Facebook using a web browser on your laptop. 
• Step 2: Choose the 'Messenger' icon and then select 'See All in Messenger'.
• Step 3: Click on the 'gear' icon in the upper left corner of the screen. Then, select 'Archived Chats'. Here, the conversations you have archived will be displayed.

5. How to Recover Facebook Messages via Web Messenger

• Step 1: Open the Facebook app using Web Messenger.
• Step 2: Select the 'upside-down triangle' icon in the upper right corner of the screen. Then, choose 'Settings & Privacy' and scroll down to click on 'Settings'.
• Step 3: Continue to select 'Your Facebook Information' and then choose 'Download Your Information'.
• Step 4: In the newly opened tab, select 'Request Copy' and enter the time period you want to recover messages for in the 'Date Range' section. Then, uncheck unnecessary items (only check the 'Messages' item to save backup time), and click 'Create File'.
• Step 5: Wait a few minutes to complete the backup process. Then, select the 'Available Copies' section and press 'Download' for the files you want.
• Step 6: Extract the downloaded file and open the file named 'messages.html' to recover the deleted messages.

6. Recovering messages with third-party software

In addition to the methods mentioned above, you can also use third-party software to accomplish this. Specifically as follows:

• Step 1: Install 'Wondershare Dr.Fone for iOS' software on your computer.
• Step 2: Connect your computer and phone using a USB cable. Then, the application will display information about the connected device on the main interface.
• Step 3: Select the Messages & Attachments section and other items such as: Call History, Contacts,... (if needed). Then, press 'Start' and wait a few minutes.
• Step 4: Check the messages in red (deleted messages) and then press 'Recover to Device' or 'Export to PC'. That's it, you have completed the message recovery process using third-party software.

In this article, Mytour has shared with readers ways to recover deleted Facebook messages through various methods. Hopefully, you will successfully apply them and retrieve those important messages you accidentally deleted. Also, don't forget to regularly follow Mytour Blog for updates on newer methods of recovering Facebook messages!