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Messages from previous MBP to new MBP
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1632534" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>Basically what you want to do is copy your messages from MBP "A" to MBP "B". Not going to be easy to do because of the data base structure of the messages (format).</p><p></p><p>Here's where the messages and any attachments are located:</p><p></p><p>Macintosh HD/Users/your user name/Library/Messages/</p><p></p><p>(Note: your user library is hidden so you'll need to unhide it by pressing Go from the Finder and then Go to Library.) I don't believe you can just copy the message data base from your old MBP to the new one. It may result in corruption of both. </p><p></p><p>Are the messages still on your mobile device? (iPhone or iPad) If they are, you can use something like "iExplorer" to extract and copy them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1632534, member: 46727"] Basically what you want to do is copy your messages from MBP "A" to MBP "B". Not going to be easy to do because of the data base structure of the messages (format). Here's where the messages and any attachments are located: Macintosh HD/Users/your user name/Library/Messages/ (Note: your user library is hidden so you'll need to unhide it by pressing Go from the Finder and then Go to Library.) I don't believe you can just copy the message data base from your old MBP to the new one. It may result in corruption of both. Are the messages still on your mobile device? (iPhone or iPad) If they are, you can use something like "iExplorer" to extract and copy them. [/QUOTE]
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