How to retrieve deleted messages on Messenger app in 2025?

[Tom]

Can anyone explain this to me?

 

[James]

Permanently deleted Messenger messages generally can’t be recovered, but you can try checking Archived Chats, downloading your Facebook data via “Download Your Information” (within ~90 days of deletion), or asking the other person to resend the chat.

 

[Riya yadav]

• Facebook lets you archive chats, hiding them from the main inbox without deleting.
• How to check:
  
  • In the Messenger app (iOS/Android): Tap your profile → Archived Chats.
  • On desktop: Messenger.com → See All in Messenger → More → Archived.
  • If your chat's there, tap and unarchive it.
• Best for: Chats you archived by mistake rather than deleted

 

[Riya yadav]

Facebook lets you request a data archive including past messages:

• Go to Facebook account settings → Your Facebook Information → Download Your Information.
• Select Messages, choose a date range, and request the archive.
• You’ll get a ZIP file containing your messages (as HTML or JSON).

 

[Jyoti]

You can’t recover fully deleted or “unsent” messages, but you might retrieve them through these methods: check if the conversation was archived (these stay hidden, not deleted); download your Facebook data (includes messages up to the last sync); ask the other person to forward or screenshot the chat; or — on Android — dig into the app’s cache (com.facebook.orca/fb_temp) to restore local data Third-party tools claim to help, but results aren’t guaranteed and may risk privacy.

 

[Rathore]

Messages permanently deleted in Messenger are usually unrecoverable, although you may be able to look in Archived Chats, request a copy of your Facebook information via the “Download Your Information” tool (this window will remain open ~90 days after the message is deleted) or request the other person to forward the chat to you.