How to Delete All Yahoo Messages From a Hard Drive

Yahoo Messenger is a program that you run on the desktop to chat with other people online. Yahoo Messenger is a free download and costs nothing to use it each day. One option in Yahoo Messenger is its ability to log chat conversations. These logs are saved on the hard drive and can be read later for referencing. However, it also leaves them open for others to read. You can delete the Yahoo Messenger logs through the software, and stop further recording of chat conversations.

Instructions

1. Configure Yahoo Messenger to confirm deletion before removing history. This prevents you from accidentally deleting wanted messages. Click the "History" icon and select "Options" from the list. Check the box labeled "Ask before deleting a message."

2. Click the "History" button. A page is displayed with every log conversation you've had and logged on the computer.

3. Click the message you want to delete. This shows the entire message. You can choose to delete part of the message or the entire conversation.

4. Click the "Delete" button to remove the entire message. Continue doing this until you've cleared all the logs you want to delete.

5. Click the "Preferences" menu item and select "Archive." Check the box that disables archiving messages. This will disable further archiving of Yahoo messages.

References

• Yahoo: Yahoo Messenger Settings