Where are Messenger files stored on Android?

2 Answers. Show activity on this post. Facebook Messenger saves photos to $EXTERNAL_STORAGE/Pictures/Messenger . That variable depends on your device, but on mine it is /storage/sdcard0 which is also pointed to by the /sdcard symlink.
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Where are my Messenger messages stored?

To access stored chat messages, click the speech bubble icon in the top menu while you're logged in to Facebook and then select "See All" to launch the main Messages application on the default Inbox screen.
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Are Messenger messages stored on my phone?

YES,when you go to your internal storage and go to apps u will find all the apps on the system but when u click on messenger the size of the app will be more compared to size when u download it from playstore or appstore which means that the size has increased because of your messages or photos, that's where your data ...
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Where are Messenger videos saved on Android?

Tap and hold the video file inside the chat, then choose Save when the option pops up on the screen. If prompted, give Facebook Messenger permission to access your phone's video and photo library. Close the Facebook Messenger app, and go to your phone's Photos or Gallery app. You should find the saved video there.
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How do I view Messenger cache on Android?

In the folder, tap "cache" > "fb_temp", which store all the backup files that are automatically saved by Facebook Messenger. Also, you can find the deleted Facebook messages data by connecting your Android phone to computer.
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How do I retrieve deleted Messenger messages on Android?

How to Recover Deleted Facebook Messages on Android
  1. Search the Archived Conversation.
  2. Go to your Device Internal Storage and Find Data Folder.
  3. Click Download a Copy of your Facebook Data.
  4. Enter your Account Password and Continue.
  5. Joy Taylor.
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Does Messenger keep old messages?

Unless you actively delete the history between you and another user, Messenger retains the entirety of your back-and-forth conversations, stretching back years. It could be jarring to some to be hit with an old thread with an ex or a family member or friend who has passed.
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How do I backup my Messenger messages on Android?

There are three ways to save Facebook Messenger conversations:
  1. Go to Facebook Settings and download messages in HTML or JSON format.
  2. Go to the chat conversation you want to save, scroll up and copy the text to a TXT file.
  3. Use a third-party message saver add-on or plugin for Facebook.
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How can I recover permanently deleted Messenger messages?

Step 1: Open the Facebook Messenger app on your Android/iPhone device. Step 2: Navigate to the search bar and search the name of the person you think you've deleted the conversation with. Step 3: When you find the lost chat, unarchive the conversation by sending that person a new message.
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Are deleted messages on Messenger gone forever?

Unfortunately, when you delete a message in the Facebook Messenger app, it's permanently deleted, according to Facebook Messenger's official policy. This is great for privacy but can become a problem if you delete something valuable by mistake.
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Does Facebook keep copies of deleted messages?

Facebook says it keeps "backup copies for a reasonable period of time" after a deletion, and it says that can be as long as three months. It also says it may retain copies of "some material" from deleted accounts, but removes personal identifiers.
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How can you tell if someone has a secret conversation on Messenger?

You are able to have both a normal Facebook messenger conversation as well as a Secret Conversation with the same person. A padlock icon is displayed next to the person's profile picture to tell you if a conversation is 'Secret'.
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How do I retrieve photos from Messenger?

  1. Open Facebook on a web browser.
  2. Log in to the Facebook account using your email address or Facebook ID.
  3. Enter the password correctly.
  4. Go to 'General Account Settings'
  5. Choose 'Settings' from the list.
  6. Choose 'Account Settings'
  7. Here, you'll see 'Download the copy of Facebook data'
  8. Click on it to get the download link.
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How do I see old unsent messages on Messenger?

It is not possible to see unsent messages on messenger android. Once it is deleted it is gone forever you cannot retrieve it from the messenger. But, some third-party apps can help you to retrieve old messages, unsent messages on messenger. These apps work by saving your notifications.
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When you save a video on Facebook where does it go?

Later, when you want to return to the video, all of your saved videos will be stored in one place:
  1. On a computer, click the Facebook icon at the top left of the window. Click "Watch," and then click "Saved Videos."
  2. On a phone, tap the three horizontal lines (known as a "hamburger menu") and then tap "Saved."
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Where are my Facebook videos?

Click the "Photos" link under your cover photo near the top of your timeline page. Click "Videos" in the top left corner, next to the Your Albums heading. The Your Videos section contains videos you've uploaded to Facebook.
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Where is Facebook data stored?

Hive is Facebook's data warehouse, with 300 petabytes of data in 800,000 tables. Facebook generates 4 new petabyes of data and runs 600,000 queries and 1 million map-reduce jobs per day. Presto, HiveQL, Hadoop, and Giraph are the common query engines over Hive.
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Are deleted Messenger conversations recoverable?

You deleted a message on Facebook Messenger, and now you realize that was a mistake. A terrible mistake. If you truly deleted the conversation, there's basically no way to retrieve it (on your end, at least). However, if you're lucky, you may not have actually deleted it after all.
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How do I backup my Messenger conversations on Google Drive?

Now you can upload the Messenger Chat Backup to Cloud Storage like Google Drive, DropBox, Mega, OneDrive, and more.
  1. Just open Google Drive or any other preferable cloud storage solution.
  2. Click on the upload icon.
  3. Now select the Facebook Messenger HTML file and upload it to Drive.
  4. Done!
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How do I transfer my Messenger messages to my new phone?

Old solution: (cannot be used anymore)
  1. On the old phone, open Messenger and tap your profile picture to go to your profile settings.
  2. Tap "Account Key Backup".
  3. Select the option to back up your account key to Google Drive. ...
  4. On the new phone, install Messenger, and open it.
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When you copy something on Messenger Where does it go?

"Cut" and "copy" commands put things onto the system clipboard, which has no physical location that you can see. "Paste" will copy from the clipboard to an app. (Long press where you want to insert the item.)
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