Is there a way of deleting all messages at once in Mac OS?

By rachel, 31 May, 2024

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Hi all. Well my question is in the subject line really. I do make use of the Mac's in-built messages app for sending and receiving iMessages, but as i write the only way i know of to delete them is by removing them one by one. Very tedious task if you've stupidly let them build up like i often do. Is there some quicker way to delete them all in one go, or some setting that can automatically clear them after a certain amount of time, or is Mac OS simply not that clever yet? ☺️ thanks.

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By Tyler on Saturday, June 1, 2024 - 02:51

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While I don't believe there is any way to bulk-delete messages on macOS, you can configure the Messages app to automatically delete messages and conversations after a set period of time. To do this, choose Messages > Settings (or press Command-Comma) click the General button in the toolbar, and choose an option from the "Keep messages" popup menu.

By rachel on Saturday, June 1, 2024 - 09:58

Thanks tyler, i'll look for that. It never gets annoying on my iPhone since it's always with me so i can just clear conversations as soon as they're finished with, whereas on my Mac they just get forgotten about and left to accumulate to a ridiculous amount.