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Missing older messages new computer

I just reinstalled Catalina and then did a "clean install" of all my apps, and copied over all my user files from a backup. (I.e., I did not use Migration Assistant). Now when I launch Messages app, I see only the messages (sent by any device) for the last few days. The hundreds or thousands of messages sent and received over the last years are missing. Can I recover them?

MacBook Pro

Posted on Nov 5, 2020 4:07 PM

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Posted on Nov 5, 2020 4:37 PM

I answered my own question: click "Enable messages in iCloud" in preferences. Leaving this here in case someone else is searching for this answer.

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