how do I recover old message archives?
344019
depends what messenger your using
318736
if u have archive on u can\ngo to messanger tab-preferences-archive\nsewhat option is selected there..if arhive is selected click view archive\notherwise if u dont have tha option checked i am sorry u cant do anything abt offline msgs\ncheers
1175561
If you haven't already, reboot the machine and try deleting the message with the attachment.  If that doesn't work, try this.\n1) Select the message\n2) Hold down the SHIFT key and then press DELETE\n\nThis will bypass the Deleted Items Folder.
270658
If it was an online e-mail like Yahoo, GMail or Hotmail, then no. You're out of luck.\n\nIf you're truely desperate and the e-mails were downloaded to your home computer (for instance with AOL) then you can try to recover the deleted files from your hard drive.\n\nBut unless you installed something like Norton Unerase *before* you accidentaly deleted them this is very difficult. A professional will do it, but that costs big bucks.
477978
with programs like "restoration" freely available for download, u can retrieve files deleted years ago :)\n\nLink:\nwww.softpedia.com/get/System/ \nBack-Up-and-Recovery/\nRestoration.shtml
396779
Sadly its next to not possible... HOWEVER....\n\nIf you recall who sent you that message ask them if they can Re-send... if you are lucky they will either rmemeber, or even have it still available in their sent folder.
90007
If the data has been completely overwritten I don't think there is anyway of getting it back, but if it has been partially overwritten you may be able to get some of it back i.e. if it is a word doc file.\nUsing something like 'Restoration' which I have had some success with in the past but ensure you install it on another hardrive otherwise you will risk overwriting the data you are trying to retrieve.\n\nCheers!
1089343
About the only way would be to use a data recovery program.\n\nPC Inspector Smart Recovery is free and very good at recovering files. \n\nYou can get it here - http://www.download.com/PC-Inspector-Smart-Recovery/3000-2242_4-10261986.html?tag=lst-0-1\n\nI believe it will do the job for you.
725153
All you need to do is first try a system restore, you can do this by clicking on start/programs/accessories/system tools/system restore and take it back to say, a week ago.\n\nThis should solve your problem.
919358
First check the deleted mail folder. If it is on an online mail provider such as Yahoo it is gone. If it is on a mail program such as Outlook Express or Thunderbird and you have not compressed any files they may be available with the right software. Just do a web search on recovering deleted email.
1170583
yes .\nif your message archive is enable then you can find the whloe archive in  this address :\nD:&#92;Program Files&#92;Yahoo!&#92;Messenger&#92;Profiles&#92;\n\nD:&#92; is the name of partition that you installed the yahoo messenger
554870
open up what program you were using and usaully they have a list of the most recent documents open it and savfe it to a different location or just look where it was saved
976879
Try googling for "rar restore" or "rar recovery" or something like it, there are several recovery programs, at least for .zip's.
505522
you can't retrieve the mails deleted  from the sent item's and from trash folder\nat any cost you can't retrieve that\n\ncorrect me if i am wrong
623543
If this was in an email, and you haven't emptied your trash folder, you can still restore it.  Simply open your trash folder, look for that email, and move it back to your inbox.\n\nIf this was in your briefcase, I'm afraid there's no way to restore a deleted file.
1009354
yeah I have messages that have been archived like a year ago.\nBut not if I'm currently in a conversation it'll archive it but when I sign out then later I'll sign back in Its erased
415916
It depends on the program you are using for your messages. On AOL my messages are archived in the "Organize" file.