How To Transfer Message Archive From Yahoo?

Question About Yahoo Messenger Message Archive?

• Where On Your hard Drive Is The Message Archive Of Past Saved Messages On Yahoo Messenger,,,I Want To Use A Flash Drive To Transfer Them Frpm A Old computer But I Can't Find Where On The Hard Drive They Are, I See Them When I Open The Old Yahoo Messenger But Can't Find Them When I Just Look Under Programs,,,TIA,,,Please Be Specofic

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  You must make sure that you enable your message archives to get it. Once they are enabled, You can get them at anytime. Save em up and thru 1 program read them on any computer. SAVE TIME AND JUST SCAN YOUR COMPUTER USING THE CONVERSATION IMPORTERS USIING THESE 2 PROGRAMS -- then you dont have to deal with it later.. They are saved... You dont have to worry that they are not backed up, as you type or and. or after running the conversation importers. FIRST THING TO DO IS ENABLE ARCHIVES. Open messenger Preferences Message archive-- Yes, save all messages. OK I have used for over 10 yrs if you need help or clarification- plz msg me I can help and explain more ! these programs do work! To read your messages once archived Open Messenger Contacts >>Message Archive click on contact to read conversation. There is a program called DEXREX Archive your IMs and SMS text messages. It's secure, simple, and free. Backup numbers, links, dates, names, and more - all in one place Login with your SNs and numbers • Import your old message logs • Download app to your PC or phone What you do is run the conversation importer and you can log in and see your conversations on anycomputer . Sign In to yorr account Yahoo ID /Password | Download DEXREX extension and it sits in the taskbar and records asyou are chatting | Import Old Messages- The conversation importer will scan your computer and import your archves * You MUST have MESSAGE ARCHIVES enabled | Search for phone number /links shared contacts or important messages | Share you can share your messages with the person that you chatted with or anyone else for that matter | SMS Backup (Currently only on blackberry) | Contact Management See your Top 10 contacts that you chat with https://www.dexrex.com/Tour This will even save Offline messages. I have this on 2 of my laptops.during the day - depending on what my mood is is where i will be chatting There is no difference - or actual break in conversation i tried a test Started a conversation with a friend in one room, logged off and then back in - in another and the conersation picked up right where I left off. and the neatest thing was I ran the conversation importer again- and found my messages from years ago! I now have them saved. You do not have to be "logged into the WEBSITE' at all times, just the dexrex extension. This will even get your OFFLINE messages. DEXREX http://www.dexrex.com Take-the tour https://www.dexrex.com/Tour This program is easy-but if you want one that when you LOOK at your archives it looks like your Messenger list - It's so awesome try IM- HISTORY same concept as DEXREX the difference - there is a IM-HSTORY BROWSER: and it also records as you type your messages to each other. This one saves smilies and such - BOTH OF THEM: timestamps messages runs from taskbar - staying out of the way hae conversation importers keep statistics of amt of messages sent and received- it's intersting HERE IS THE LOCATION OF YOUR MESSAGE ARCHIVES (if left on computer - Your message archives when enabled are stored on your computer and no one can get ahold of it. You can back them up and remove them off your computer: HERE IS WHERE YOUR FILES ARE LOCATED : In Windows XP, the location of the log files (.dat) is typically as follows, unless the installation directory was changed: C:\ Program Files \Yahoo!\Messenger \Profiles\ <yahoo_username> In Windows Vista, the new location of the log files have been moved to the user's AppData directory: To access the directory, just copy and paste the Profiles folder path shown above into Windows Explorer's address bar. Change <windows_usrnme> and <yahoo_username> as necessary. C:\Users\<windows_usrnme> \AppData\Local \VirtualStore\ Program Files\ Yahoo!\Messenger \Profiles \<yahoo_username> (for x86 version of Windows) C:\Users\<windows_usrnme>\ AppData\Local\VirtualStore \Program Files (x86)\Yahoo!\Messenger \Profiles\<yahoo_username> Then you use Yahoo messenger archive viewer or some other decoder to read them.