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Laura Finnegan Posted on Jul 02, 2017

I want to know how to delete a private message I have posted on facebook.

I sent a private message that included more than one person and I now want to delete this message because I don't want some of the other people included in the private conversation to have the information I sent. I forgot how many people I had sent this message to and when I got a reply, I forgot that other people in the conversation would see it too when I had only intended for the person who sent the reply to see what I had written.

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I've been through something like that and researched it thoroughly. I'm afraid you won't like the answer. Unlike facebook posts, which you are free to delete and it will no longer be available, facebook messages are more like email, in the sense that all you can delete is the copy you can see. If the message has already been "delivered", you can not remove or delete the copy (or copies) at the receiver end. Best you can do is follow up with an explanation or apology, or do whatever damage control you can come up with. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

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  • Posted on Jun 07, 2010

SOURCE: facebook retrieval of a message

There is a way of recovering deleted facebook messages.
In order to recover a facebook conversation:
You must receive email notifications from facebook, telling you when someone sent you a message. Ex. Paul Wilson sent you a message on facebook
Click on that link.. If you have already deleted the notification, go to your deleted messages inbox (hotmail)..
(It's impossible to completely remove something from a computer!)
At the bottom of the message, you will see a link, click on the link that says :
To reply to this message, follow the link below :
ex. http://www.facebook.com/inbox.php?lh=0e5633de8d92e7fab7145ffc710260dc&
then click on : SHOW DELETED THREAD.
Done!

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 30, 2010

SOURCE: FaceBook Messages are sent to my Gmail address,

The fact that the email address is noreply@facebookmail.com means you cannot reply to that using your Gmail account.

The only way you can reply to that message is by logging in to your Facebook account and go to messages. Please refer to the image below:
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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 28, 2010

SOURCE: Can deleted messages on facebook

I don't think they can be retrieved. I'm pretty sure once you delete a message on Facebook, it's gone for good since there's no trash can.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 17, 2011

SOURCE: how do i twitter only

Hi,

You have to click on the "Messages" on the top bar and then click on the "New Message" button.

From there you can send direct message to anyone.

https://twitter.com/#!/messages

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 22, 2011

SOURCE: i need all my personal messages deleted from facebook

YOu cannot delete facebook messages. You can only archive them. If you go to "see all messages" you will land on the page where all your messages are. There you will see an "x" on the right side of the messages. Click on them.

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