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Messages question #65550 01/07/24 11:58 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 15 artie505 OP
OP artie505 Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 15	I set my pref to save message for 30 days and clicked to delete all over 30 days old, and nothing happened. I tried shutting down/restarting, but no joy. Google isn't the least bit helpful. Any ideas? Last edited by dianne; 01/08/24 07:05 PM. Reason: Moved from Mac Applications. The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button. In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire

Re: Messages question artie505 #65551 01/08/24 12:22 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 7 New York State jchuzi
jchuzi Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 7 New York State	The tried-and-true method of dealing with preference issues is to trash the preference file. In my Big Sur system, there are two: com.apple.imessage.bag.plist and com.apple.imessage.plist. The path is ~/Library/Preferences. Just a thought... Of course, you'll have to manually reset your preferences. Last edited by jchuzi; 01/08/24 12:46 PM. Jon macOS 11.7.10, iMac Retina 5K 27-inch, late 2014, 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5, 1 TB fusion drive, 16 GB RAM, Epson SureColor P600, Photoshop CC, Lightroom CC, MS Office 365
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Re: Messages question jchuzi #65552 01/08/24 04:57 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 15 artie505 OP
OP artie505 Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 15	Originally Posted by jchuzi The tried-and-true method of dealing with preference issues is to trash the preference file. In my Big Sur system, there are two: com.apple.imessage.bag.plist and com.apple.imessage.plist. The path is ~/Library/Preferences. Just a thought... Of course, you'll have to manually reset your preferences. Doggone, Jon, I've once again forgotten my basic troubleshooting! Thanks for reminding me. No big deal resetting prefs, because there's only one. If it doesn't work, I guess I'll call Apple. The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button. In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire

Re: Messages question jchuzi #65553 01/08/24 06:53 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 15 artie505 OP
OP artie505 Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 15	Ha! That did it, Jon. Thanks for waking me up. The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button. In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire

Delete messages more than 30 days old? artie505 #65555 01/08/24 07:56 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 15 artie505 OP
OP artie505 Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 15	Just to add a more descriptive & searchable thread title. The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button. In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire

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