You may want to delete just one message (or a few) out of your entire history. Or you may want to clear your chat history to start a new conversation without the distraction of old text hovering above, or to hide the information from potentially prying eyes. In either case, we’ll show you what steps to take depending on whether you’re working on a computer or a mobile device like your phone or tablet.
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How to Delete Facebook Chat History
1. Open Facebook.
2. Click the Messages icon at the top right of the screen. It’s the one between the buttons for friend requests and notifications.
3. Click the message thread you want to permanently delete so that it pops up at the bottom of the screen.
Tip: You can also open all the threads at once with the See All in Messenger link at the bottom of the pop-up, but if you do that, skip down to item 2 below.
4. Use the small gear icon next to that window’s exit button (called Options if you hover your mouse over it) to open a new menu.
5. Select Delete Conversation from that pop-up menu.
6. When asked to Delete This Entire Conversation?, choose Delete Conversation.
7. Use these steps to delete entire Facebook messages from Messenger.com or Facebook.com/messages/.
How to Permanently Delete Messenger.com Chat History
1. Click the Delete option.
2. Click Delete again when you’re asked to confirm.
If you’re interested in removing only specific messages you’ve sent, or messages someone sent you, do this:
3. Click Delete again when you’re asked to confirm.
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4. The messages you selected are permanently deleted.
Using the Messenger App to Permanently Delete Facebook Chat History
Follow this first set of instructions to delete an entire message in Facebook Messenger:
1. Open the Messenger app on your mobile device.
2. Tap and hold on the conversation you want to be deleted.
3. Choose Delete from the pop-up menu.
4. Choose Delete from the pop-up menu.
5. Confirm it with the Delete Conversation option.
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