A mere look at your chat log online may not satisfy you. 

If you want an actual copy of your Facebook history logs that you can back up yourself, send to someone, or simply have on hand, follow these steps on a computer:

1. Open Your Facebook Information page through the small arrow at the far right side of the top Facebook menu (click Settings from the drop-down menu).

2. Next, to Download Your Information, click View.

3. On that page, select Deselect All above all the check-marked items.

4. Scroll down to the Messages line and put a check in that box. You can optionally keep everything selected to download all of that information, but for this how-to, we’ll stick with messages only.

5. Scroll back up to the top and click the Create File button.

6.  Wait while the gathering process finishes and for Facebook to email you. They’ll also send you a Facebook notification.

7.  Open the link they sent you or click the notification, and then click the Download button from the Available Files tab on the Download Your Information screen. You’ll probably have to enter your Facebook password again for security reasons.

Your entire message history from Facebook and Messenger will download as a ZIP file.

Note: If you requested everything instead of just messages, the whole process will probably take quite a while to finish because it actually gives you tons of your information on your past Facebook activities, including not just chat conversations but also all your shared posts, photos, and videos.

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A mere look at your chat log online may not satisfy you. 

If you want an actual copy of your Facebook history logs that you can back up yourself, send to someone, or simply have on hand, follow these steps on a computer:

1. Open Your Facebook Information page through the small arrow at the far right side of the top Facebook menu (click Settings from the drop-down menu).

2. Next, to Download Your Information, click View.

3. On that page, select Deselect All above all the check-marked items.

4. Scroll down to the Messages line and put a check in that box. You can optionally keep everything selected to download all of that information, but for this how-to, we’ll stick with messages only.

5. Scroll back up to the top and click the Create File button.

6.  Wait while the gathering process finishes and for Facebook to email you. They’ll also send you a Facebook notification.

7.  Open the link they sent you or click the notification, and then click the Download button from the Available Files tab on the Download Your Information screen. You’ll probably have to enter your Facebook password again for security reasons.

Your entire message history from Facebook and Messenger will download as a ZIP file.

Note: If you requested everything instead of just messages, the whole process will probably take quite a while to finish because it actually gives you tons of your information on your past Facebook activities, including not just chat conversations but also all your shared posts, photos, and videos.

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