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iMessage

Exporting an iMessage conversation

Apple has no built-in export button, so the conversation is saved as text from a Mac or with an export app. Kyle reads the resulting .txt file.

On a Mac

  1. 01Open Messages on your Mac and select the conversation.
  2. 02Choose Edit → Select All, then Copy.
  3. 03Paste into TextEdit and choose Format → Make Plain Text.
  4. 04Save the file as a .txt document.
  5. 05Upload that .txt file here.

With an export app

  1. 01Use an iPhone backup tool such as iMazing or imessage-exporter.
  2. 02Choose the conversation you want investigated.
  3. 03Export as Text (.txt), not PDF or CSV.
  4. 04Exclude attachments — Kyle only reads text.
  5. 05Upload the .txt file, or the .zip it came in.

Zipped exports are fine

If your export tool hands you a .zip, upload it as-is. Kyle opens the archive and finds the conversation file inside.

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