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How do I get my DAT files to show up in Messenger?
When I had to uninstall and reinstall Version 9.0 Beta the other day, I had my message archive intact until I shut down my computer. Then, when I logged on again, my Messenger seemed not to exist. I had to uninstall and reinstall again. Now it's working, except for my message archive! I no longer have it, yet I have old DAT files in my folder as recent as last spring, so at least I have files as recent as several months old. Is there a way I can get back the newer archives? If not, how do I at least make the older archive files show up in Messenger? They seem to be in the correct folder. Please help.
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- jay_are 1109Lv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
The dat.files (your Message Archive) should be in drive:C of your computer. Click the Program Files folder, then click the Yahoo folder/Messenger/Profiles.
Locate the dat.files and drag and drop it on the Profiles folder.