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How do I delete a contact from the: Type a Yahoo ID! list?
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- ~ * bee * ~Lv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
if you are meaning the list that expands, (directly above your friends list) where it has the rotating text "Type a Yahoo! ID" or "Type an email address" or "Type a mobile number" then try the following if you dont wish to remove all your cache contents, some of which are quite helpful....
the only way I know of is clearing the entire list (rather than individual ID's listed) is to pop into your Yahoo! Cache directory located at....
C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\Cache
you can delete the entire contents of the Cache folder (which will remove it) or you can delete just the conversation history list.
it's going to depend on if you have logged in using one default ID or mutilple ID's, if one then there will be one file, if multiple, then there will be multiple files... one for each ID you have used
the file you need to delete will look something like...
Ex4PoBU5oaXdyQjk0tQ_FQ--
.conversationhistory.xml
the...
"Ex4PoBU5oaXdyQjk0tQ_FQ" part will be completely different though, so just look for any / all files ending with... conversationhistory.xml
right click and delete each file, or if you're worried about deleting just rename the extension instead e.g
{name}.conversationhistory.xml
would become
{name}.conversationhistory.OLD
when you sign out of yahoo messenger a new conversationhistory.xml file will be created :)
btw... the file name....
Ex4PoBU5oaXdyQjk0tQ_FQ--
.conversationhistory.xml
is actually all one line but answers is cutting it off due to length...
e.g Ex4PoBU5oaXdyQjk0tQ_FQ--.conve...
if the above is unclear just check out http://www.wackyb.co.nz/Yahoo!_Messenger_version_8... head to the bottom of the page and you will supporting graphics for it :)
- Anonymous1 decade ago
right click the name,on drop down click delete