Moving messages from PM inbox

Trollheart · 10-20-2013, 08:11 AM

Anyone know how to do this without losing the messages? I have 90% full but many important messages I don't want to delete and lose. I see an option for "Save as Text", but when I do that all I get is a zero byte PHP file that nothing will open. I linked it with FF but all I got was ... a blank page.

Any help appreciated. I opened new folders and transferred the files there, but that's still part of the PM box so doesn't help with the thing being overfull...

djchameleon · 10-20-2013, 08:25 AM

check under Documents and you should have a text file that says privatemessages with your username, todays date and you should be able to open it with notepad.

Trollheart · 10-20-2013, 09:10 AM

Hi DJ.
Thanks but no: I have two of those files but both are from 2012. Seems the conversion is not being made correctly, unless I'm doing something wrong?

Select messages/select save as text/ hit go?

Plankton · 10-20-2013, 09:27 AM

In your In-Box, down at the bottom, there is an option to "Download all private messages as:", click the empty graphic just below that and save them to a csv file locally. Then you can empty your In-Box.

Hehe... in-box.

Trollheart · 10-20-2013, 07:00 PM

Thanks Plankton my man! Worked after some fiddling! Cool!

Much appreciated amigo!

Plankton · 10-21-2013, 08:35 AM

You're welcome.

10-20-2013, 08:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Moving messages from PM inbox Anyone know how to do this without losing the messages? I have 90% full but many important messages I don't want to delete and lose. I see an option for "Save as Text", but when I do that all I get is a zero byte PHP file that nothing will open. I linked it with FF but all I got was ... a blank page. Any help appreciated. I opened new folders and transferred the files there, but that's still part of the PM box so doesn't help with the thing being overfull... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-20-2013, 09:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Hi DJ. Thanks but no: I have two of those files but both are from 2012. Seems the conversion is not being made correctly, unless I'm doing something wrong? Select messages/select save as text/ hit go? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-20-2013, 09:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	In your In-Box, down at the bottom, there is an option to "Download all private messages as:", click the empty graphic just below that and save them to a csv file locally. Then you can empty your In-Box. Hehe... in-box. __________________ See location...

10-20-2013, 07:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Thanks Plankton my man! Worked after some fiddling! Cool! Much appreciated amigo! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-21-2013, 08:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	You're welcome. __________________ See location...