How to Clear Messenger's History Account

Windows Live Messenger keeps a history of all your instant message conversations if you have enabled it in the Options menu. It stores the log on your computer, rather than online, so you can open and reference previous conversations on your PC while offline. To clear your messenger history, you need to locate the files on your hard drive and manually delete them. You can disable history at the same time to prevent further storage of chats.

Instructions

1. Log into Windows Live Messenger.

2. Click "Tools," then "Options" in the drop-down menu.

3. Click the "History" tab.

4. Click the check box next to "Automatically Keep a History of My Conversations" to remove the tick and disable your Windows Live Messenger History, then click "Apply." Your PC will no longer log conversations. This step is optional.

5. Right-click anywhere in the box below "Save My Conversations in This Folder," then click "Select All."

6. Right-click again, and select "Copy."

7. Click the "X" to close the "Options" window.

8. Click the Windows "Start" button on your desktop.

9. Type "Explorer" in the search box, and click "Windows Explorer" to open Explorer.

10. Right-click anywhere in the address bar, select "Paste," then press "Enter." Your Windows Live Messenger history files will appear.

11. Right-click anywhere on a file, then click "Select All" in the drop-down menu.

12. Right-click again, and select "Delete." Click "OK" to confirm and delete all files.