Hi:
Is there a way to archive text messages? I have them all stored on iCloud, and they're starting to take up too much space there. I'd like them just on my Mac. Is there a way to do this?
Martin S Taylor
I /think/ <https://imazing.com/> can do that.
On 18 Feb 2024, Mark wrote
(in article <uqu08a$1fppt$1@dont-email.me>):
Hi:
Is there a way to archive text messages? I have them all stored on iCloud, >>> and they're starting to take up too much space there. I'd like them just on >>> my Mac. Is there a way to do this?
Martin S Taylor
I /think/ <https://imazing.com/> can do that.
It does, but at a price. There doesn't seem to be much else that iMazing does that I need, and for £50...
MST
Hi:
Is there a way to archive text messages? I have them all stored on iCloud,
and they're starting to take up too much space there. I'd like them just
on
my Mac. Is there a way to do this?
Martin S Taylor
I /think/ <https://imazing.com/> can do that.
It does, but at a price. There doesn't seem to be much else that iMazing does
that I need, and for £50...
MST
Here's a technique from 2017 which might still work. <https://www.macobserver.com/tips/how-to/macos-archive-imessages-automator/>
On 16 Apr 2024, Bruce Horrocks wrote
(in article<2bc64f2f-1ad6-4555-b943-cab9d3788fa8@scorecrow.com>):
Hi:
Is there a way to archive text messages? I have them all stored on iCloud,
and they're starting to take up too much space there. I'd like them just >>>>> on
my Mac. Is there a way to do this?
Martin S Taylor
I /think/ <https://imazing.com/> can do that.
It does, but at a price. There doesn't seem to be much else that iMazing >>> does
that I need, and for £50...
MST
Here's a technique from 2017 which might still work.
<https://www.macobserver.com/tips/how-to/macos-archive-imessages-automator/>
Thanks, but it doesn't. It seems messages are stored in a different format now.
(It's one of the gripes I have with the Apple 'ecosystem' - in MacOS it's very hard (and in iOS impossible) to find where your data is stored, and in what format. That's why I store all my personal notes and jottings as separate .txt files in their own folder on iCloud Drive rather than relying on Notes.app.)
MST
On 17 Apr 2024 at 10:03:35 BST, "Martin S Taylor" <correspondence@mRaErMtOiVnEsTtHaIySlor.com> wrote:
On 16 Apr 2024, Bruce Horrocks wrote
(in article<2bc64f2f-1ad6-4555-b943-cab9d3788fa8@scorecrow.com>):
Hi:
Is there a way to archive text messages? I have them all stored on iCloud,
and they're starting to take up too much space there. I'd like them just >>>>>> on
my Mac. Is there a way to do this?
Martin S Taylor
I /think/ <https://imazing.com/> can do that.
It does, but at a price. There doesn't seem to be much else that iMazing >>>> does
that I need, and for £50...
MST
Here's a technique from 2017 which might still work.
<https://www.macobserver.com/tips/how-to/macos-archive-imessages-automator/>
Thanks, but it doesn't. It seems messages are stored in a different format >> now.
(It's one of the gripes I have with the Apple 'ecosystem' - in MacOS it's
very hard (and in iOS impossible) to find where your data is stored, and in >> what format. That's why I store all my personal notes and jottings as
separate .txt files in their own folder on iCloud Drive rather than relying >> on Notes.app.)
MST
It won't help with IOS, of course, but I find FindAnyFile very useful tor finding things hidden in obscure places. Or things that I've forgotten where I
put them.
It won't help with IOS, of course, but I find FindAnyFile very useful tor finding things hidden in obscure places. Or things that I've forgotten where I
put them.
Just a thought.
On 18/04/2024 07:54, John Hill wrote:
[....]
It won't help with IOS, of course, but I find FindAnyFile very useful tor
finding things hidden in obscure places. Or things that I've forgotten where I
put them.
Just a thought.
Thanks, Old John!
"EasyFind" is a great FREE facility too!
https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/freeware
John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
It won't help with IOS, of course, but I find FindAnyFile very useful tor
finding things hidden in obscure places. Or things that I've forgotten where I
put them.
+1 for FaF.
On 2024-04-18, Alan B<alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
[snip]
It won't help with IOS, of course, but I find FindAnyFile very useful tor finding things hidden in obscure places. Or things that I've forgotten where I
put them.
+1 for FaF.
Or even mdfind, which I sometimes revert to.
<https://ss64.com/mac/mdfind.html>
On 16 Apr 2024, Bruce Horrocks wrote
(in article<2bc64f2f-1ad6-4555-b943-cab9d3788fa8@scorecrow.com>):
Hi:
Is there a way to archive text messages? I have them all stored on iCloud,
and they're starting to take up too much space there. I'd like them just >>>>> on
my Mac. Is there a way to do this?
Martin S Taylor
I /think/ <https://imazing.com/> can do that.
It does, but at a price. There doesn't seem to be much else that iMazing >>> does
that I need, and for £50...
MST
Here's a technique from 2017 which might still work.
<https://www.macobserver.com/tips/how-to/macos-archive-imessages-automator/>
Thanks, but it doesn't. It seems messages are stored in a different format now.
(It's one of the gripes I have with the Apple 'ecosystem' - in MacOS it's very hard (and in iOS impossible) to find where your data is stored, and in what format. That's why I store all my personal notes and jottings as separate .txt files in their own folder on iCloud Drive rather than relying on Notes.app.)
MST
On 17/04/2024 10:03, Martin S Taylor wrote:
On 16 Apr 2024, Bruce Horrocks wrote
(in article<2bc64f2f-1ad6-4555-b943-cab9d3788fa8@scorecrow.com>):
Hi:
Is there a way to archive text messages? I have them all stored on iCloud,
and they're starting to take up too much space there. I'd like them just >>>>>> on
my Mac. Is there a way to do this?
Martin S Taylor
I /think/ <https://imazing.com/> can do that.
It does, but at a price. There doesn't seem to be much else that iMazing >>>> does
that I need, and for £50...
MST
Here's a technique from 2017 which might still work.
<https://www.macobserver.com/tips/how-to/macos-archive-imessages-automator/>
Thanks, but it doesn't. It seems messages are stored in a different format >> now.
(It's one of the gripes I have with the Apple 'ecosystem' - in MacOS it's
very hard (and in iOS impossible) to find where your data is stored, and in >> what format. That's why I store all my personal notes and jottings as
separate .txt files in their own folder on iCloud Drive rather than relying >> on Notes.app.)
MST
You can open Messages on the Mac and then, somewhat tediously, for each thread, click on the thread and press cmd-P to print it.
Don't print to an actual printer but just click on the PDF button (not
the drop down marker - just the button) and it saves to a PDF named
after the thread. The save directory is remembered so that the rest are
a repetition of print - click PDF - click save.
Images are saved but attached files or videos aren't.
On 2024-04-20, Bruce Horrocks <07.013@scorecrow.com> wrote:
Images are saved but attached files or videos aren't.
You could try this. I downloaded the aarch64 darwin version and used the -t txt
option. A folder full of text files was created in ~/imessage_export
<https://github.com/ReagentX/imessage-exporter/releases/tag/1.8.0>
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