While downloading all your Messenger messages, including standard chats, typically involves requesting a data copy from Facebook, the provided reference specifically details how to download data related to Secure Storage for end-to-end encrypted chats. This process allows you to get a copy of the history for your encrypted conversations that are backed up using Secure Storage.
Here's how to download your secure storage data for end-to-end encrypted chats on Messenger using your computer, based on the provided steps:
Steps to Download Secure Storage Data
To access and download the secure storage data from your end-to-end encrypted chats, follow these steps on your computer:
- Open Messenger on your computer: Go to Messenger.com.
- Access Profile Settings: Click your profile photo located in the corner of the Messenger window.
- Navigate to Privacy Settings: From the menu that appears, select Privacy & safety.
- Find Encrypted Chats: Within the Privacy & safety section, click on End-to-end encrypted chats.
- Go to Secure Storage: Under the End-to-end encrypted chats options, click on Secure storage.
- Initiate Download: Finally, click on Download secure storage data.
Following these steps will allow you to download the specific data associated with the Secure Storage feature for your end-to-end encrypted conversations as described in the provided reference.
What the Download Includes (Based on Reference)
The process outlined above is specifically for downloading secure storage data. This data is generated from your end-to-end encrypted chats when you have enabled the Secure Storage feature, which acts as a backup method for these particular conversations. It is important to understand that this method focuses on encrypted chats backed up via Secure Storage and may not encompass your entire Messenger history, especially standard, non-encrypted conversations.
