How to Restore a Deleted Yahoo! Messenger Archive

Yahoo! Messenger is a program for instant messaging. It allows two people to have a conversation online by writing and sending messages. Yahoo keeps a record of all these conversations in files. But you can delete these online chats and then later restore them if you want to keep a record of these conversations. Another option is data recovery software if the Recycle Bin is already empty.

Things You'll Need

• Free data recovery software

Instructions

Restore from Recycle Bin

1. Click "Recycle Bin" from the desktop.

2. Search for the Yahoo! chat file you want to recover.

3. Right-click the deleted chat file. Click "Restore" from the menu. Windows recovers the file.

Restore From Data Recovery Software

1. Download a free data recovery software program like Virtual Labs or Pandora Recovery (see Resources).

2. Follow the prompts and install the data recovery program.

3. Launch the software program and follow the online instructions for scanning the hard drive.

4. Click the messenger file you want to recover.

5. Right-click the messenger file. Click "Save," "Restore' or a suitable command from the menu.

6. Wait as the Yahoo! Messenger archive is restored. Close program.

References

• Aumha: Recovering Deleted Files
• Microsoft: Recover Files from the Recycle Bin

Resources

• Read this Article in UK English
• CNET Downloads: Data Recovery Software