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Method 1 of 7:
Deleting a Single Conversation on iOS
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Images 1 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Open the Messages app. -
Images 2 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Swipe left on the conversation you wish to delete. -
Images 3 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Tap Delete. The conversation and all its messages are now deleted.
Method 2 of 7:
Deleting Multiple Conversations on iOS
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Images 4 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Open the Messages app. -
Images 5 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Tap Edit. It's in the upper-left corner of the screen. -
Images 6 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Tap the buttons left of the conversations you wish to delete. -
Images 7 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Tap Delete. It's in the lower-right corner of the screen. The selected conversations and all their messages are now deleted.
Method 3 of 7:
Deleting Individual Messages on iOS
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Images 8 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Open the Messages app. -
Images 9 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Tap a conversation. -
Images 10 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Tap and hold on a message you wish to delete. -
Images 11 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Tap More. -
Images 12 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Tap buttons left of the messages you wish to delete. -
Images 13 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Tap the trash can icon. It's in the lower left corner of the screen. All selected messages have been deleted.- Tap Delete All in the upper-left corner if you want to delete all the messages in the conversation.
Method 4 of 7:
Setting Messages to Delete Automatically on iOS
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Images 14 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Open the Settings app. It's a gray icon containing gears. -
Images 15 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Tap Messages. -
Images 16 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Tap Keep Messages. -
Images 17 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Tap a time period. You can choose to keep messages for 30 days, 1 year, or forever. If you choose 30 days or 1 year, messages will be automatically deleted after the chosen time period.
Method 5 of 7:
Deleting a Conversation on Desktop
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Images 18 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Open the Messages application. -
Images 19 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Hover the cursor over the conversation you wish to delete. The conversations are listed on the left side of the of the window. -
Images 20 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Click on "X". It will appear just below the time stamp. -
Images 21 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Click on Delete. The messages in the conversation are now deleted.- Repeat for all messages you wish to delete.
Method 6 of 7:
Deleting Individual Messages on Desktop
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Images 22 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Open the Messages application. -
Images 23 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Click on a conversation. -
Images 24 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Click on a message you wish to delete. -
Images 25 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Tap the delete key. -
Images 26 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Click on Delete. The selected message has been deleted.
Method 7 of 7:
Setting Messages to Delete Automatically on Desktop
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Images 27 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Open the Messages application. -
Images 28 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Click on Messages. It in the left corner of the menu bar. -
Images 29 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Click on Preferences. -
Images 30 of How to Delete Messages on Apple Messages Uncheck the box next to "Save history when conversations are closed." - Click on the red button. It's in the upper-left corner of the dialog box. Conversations not stored on iCloud will be deleted from your Mac when you close them.
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