Find archived chats on Messenger

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Archiving a chat hides it from your inbox until the next time you chat with that person.
Archiving a chat is not the same as deleting a chat, and you can view or unarchive these chats anytime.

See all your archived conversations

Desktop web (messenger.com)
  1. In the left menu, click Archive.

Search for a specific archived conversation

Desktop web (messenger.com)
  1. Click the search bar at the top.
  2. Enter the person's name in the search bar.
  3. Click the person's name to open the conversation.
You can unarchive a chat and add it back to your inbox by sending the person a new message. Opening a conversation will not unarchive it.

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