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Are you looking for old messages and some attachments on your Mac? Then don’t worry there is a simple way to get messages and attachments of past conversations of iMessage on Mac. iMessage files stored on Mac in All MacOS versions (MacOS Mojave, MacOS High Sierra, Sierra).The backup of iMessage is stored locally on Mac by default, not on Apple servers unless you take backup to your iCloud storage.
Every messages and video, photos or any other media is sync automatically and stored on the following path,
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~/Library/Messages/Attachments
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By default, Apple Doesn’t allow permission to access or view save iMessage history or log file from your System. Here’s the simple guide to access System Log of your Mac’s iMessage.
Keep in mind that both the Archives folder and Attachments folder works differently. The attachments folder stores the videos and images that you have exchanged in iMessage with your friend. On the other side, the archives folder stores the messages that you have saved or closed the conversation in iMessage. Besides, the chat.db keeps all the data of the current and old message histories of iMessage.
Where is the iMessage log file store on Mac?
Step #1: Launch “Finder”.
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Step #2: Now hold down the “Option” key.
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Step #3: Open “Library” from the “Go menu”.
Step #4: Next, click on “Messages” and the Archive folder.
There you will find two folders one is Archive and the other is Attachments and also you will see “chat.db” labeled database.
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The alternate method to find saved log file of iMessage conversation using Command line. Run this command on Finder profile.
Even you can also retrieve your messages from the saved chats which are located in the following path.
Step #1: Launch “Finder”.
Step #2: Click on the “Go menu”.
Step #3: Next, open “Go to Folder”.
Step #4: Enter the following path in Go to Folder,
If you do not find your iMessage Archive and Attachments then read on,
If you need to use or track old iMessage conversation in future, then you can set default settings for all Messages conversation. That automatically saved on Drive if closed.
Probably there are chances that your Mac isn’t allowed to store the iMessage log files because you haven’t enabled that option. So take a look and allow Mac to store archives and attachments.
Step #1: Launch the “Messages” app.
Step #2: Then, click on “Messages” and then open “Preferences”.
Step #3: Click on the “General” tab.
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Step #4: Next to the Application, enable the “Save history when conversations are closed”.
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When I was trying to install the macOS High Sierra on my MacBook Air, it says “the recovery server could not be contacted”. It’s really annoying to use Mac. One of the Mac users said some solution to fix this problem. Here, I am going share with you those solutions. If you are having this problem, you can try out these solutions. If you are getting this error while you are installing High Sierra because Apple Server is busy. It doing download request for more people. So, you can try this after few hours. Every hour you can check whether it’s installed or not. So, you don’t need to worry about this problem. It will install when Apple Server is busy. Solution 1: Using Command
Launch Terminal From the Utilities Menu.
Then type this command given below
sudo ntpdate -u time.apple.com
Now, you can try to reinstall High Sierra on your Mac.
Solution 2: Check the System time You have to check out your Mac’s time. If time or time zone is incorrect, follow this steps to synchronize the time with Apple Server.
Tap on the “Apple” logo at the top the screen. Then choose “System Preferences”.
Select “Date & Time” and then select “Date and Time” tab.
Check the box “Set the Date and Time Automatically”. If it already checked, then you can uncheck it and again recheck it.
Select the time.
Furthermore, select the “Time zone” tab. Check the box “Set time zone automatically using current location”. Close this Date and Time Preferences.
Then you will see the time on your Mac at the top. After that, you have to try to install the macOS High Sierra.
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Solution 3: Using Date Command
Launch the “Terminal” window on recovery page. Then type “date” command in the menu bar at the top.
Type “date 0303021517” that is March 3rd 02:15 2017.
Then again try to install the OS and it should work for you.
Solution 4: Using New Admin User
First, you have to create New Admin User.
Then log off the old one. Then log in to the new one.
Now, you can try to install the macOS High Sierra.
Solution 5: Wi-Fi Connection Problems If your Wi-Fi signal is weak, it disconnects the internet connection or slows to load. Sometimes it happens. So, you must check your Wi-Fi connection. You can try to connect any other internet. Solution 6: Uninstall the Antivirus Software Apple never supports any other antivirus software. It says there are harmful. If you are trying to reboot your Mac in safe mode, some programs won’t load. So, you have to remove that kind of programs and restart the device before installing High Sierra.
Turn off the Mac.
Then turn on the Mac and press and hold the shift key.
Press it until you can see an Apple logo. Then release the key.
After rebooting, you can try to install high Sierra.