History, server archive and retention
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Where to find it
Chat → Conversation Details / three dots → history
Your computer, the XMPP server and contacts’ devices may hold different copies of a conversation. Local deletion does not automatically remove every copy. Missing history cannot simply be reloaded without a server archive.
What do the choices mean?
Load messages now
Requests available older messages from the server archive. Group details offer a custom number of days to load. Load now fetches them; the setting also applies on the next join. Cleared or expired messages remain excluded. The server may have less history.
Delete conversation history
The confirmation explains which local messages or files will be removed. Save attachments you need first.
Retention rules
In Conversation Details, choose Auto-delete messages: never, after 15 or 30 minutes, 1 or 24 hours, 7 or 30 days. The choice is saved. Local deletion does not guarantee other devices delete their copies.
See it in DinoX
Select a picture to enlarge it. The corresponding light view is below each picture.
1. Database maintenance: these actions affect the whole local data directory.
In the full DinoX window — select to enlarge
The same picture in light appearance
In the full DinoX window — select to enlarge
Related topics
- Work with messages
- Back up data and move to another computer
- Clean up storage, change the password and reset data
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Updated 24 October 2026 · DinoX 2.3.2 · The accounts shown are demo examples.