Find archived chats on Messenger

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Archiving a conversation hides it from your inbox until the next time you chat with that person.

See all your archived conversations

Desktop (messenger.com):
  1. In the left menu, click Archived.
Desktop app:
  1. In the left menu, click Archived.

Search for a specific archived conversation

Desktop app:
  1. From your Desktop app, click Search at the top.
  2. Enter the person's name in the search bar.
  3. Click the person's name to open the conversation.
Desktop (messenger.com):
  1. From Chats, click Search Messenger at the top.
  2. Enter the person's name in the search bar.
  3. Click the person's name to open the conversation.

Note: You can unarchive a conversation and add it back to your inbox by sending the person a new message. Opening a conversation will not unarchive it.
Learn how to unarchive a conversation on Messenger.

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