How to Retrieve Yahoo Instant Messenger Logs
Yahoo! is an Internet Service Provider, offering a variety of services, including instant messaging. Newer versions of Yahoo! Messenger include voice and video chat, in addition to traditional instant messages. In many ways, instant messaging has replaced plain old telephone systems, or POTS, for the better. One unique advantage offered in Yahoo! Messenger, is the ability to recall old instant messages. This feature is called "Archive," and, if enabled, you may be able to look back on those old messages.
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Open Yahoo! Messenger. Click on the "Yahoo! Messenger" icon, either from All Programs in the Start Menu or using the Quick Launch toolbar. Sign in with your user ID and password, and wait for your Contact List to load (sometimes called a buddy list window).
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Access "Preferences." Click on the "Messenger" menu at the very top of the Contact List window. Select "Preferences" to open the Yahoo! Messenger Preferences window.
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View archived messages. In the Yahoo! Messenger Preferences window, select "Archive" in the list on the left. In the center frame, select the "View Archive" button to open the "Message Archive for [user ID]" window. The archive is intuitive, showing all instant, conference and SMS messages. Click the plus and minus signs to expand and contract the lists.
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Tips & Warnings
Archiving may not be activated if no past messages are showing. However, you can enable future message archiving by clicking the "Yes, save all of my messages" radio button in the "Archive" window which appears after entering "Preferences."
After updating or reinstalling Yahoo! Instant Messenger, ensure the option to archive has not been deselected by mistake.
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