How To Find & Recover Deleted Facebook Messages | Restore Deleted Photos & Videos on FB | in Nepali

🔄 1. Recover Deleted Messages on Facebook Messenger

✅ If Archived, Not Deleted:

1. Open Facebook Messenger app or website.

2. In the search bar, type the name of the person.

3. If the chat is archived, it will appear — tap to open and unarchive.

 

❌ If Permanently Deleted:

Facebook does not allow recovery of permanently deleted messages.

However, you can try the Facebook data download method below.

 

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🗂️ 2. Recover Photos, Videos & Messages via Facebook Data Download

You can request a copy of all your Facebook data, which may include:

Messages

Photos

Videos

Comments

Likes

Other profile activity

✅ Steps:

1. Go to Facebook.com > click your profile picture > Settings & Privacy > Settings.

2. Click Your Facebook Information.

3. Select Download your information.

4. Choose Date Range, Format (HTML/JSON), and Media Quality.

5. Select the categories: messages, photos, videos, etc.

6. Click Create File.

 

> 🔄 It may take minutes or hours. You’ll get a notification or email once it’s ready to download.

 

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📱 3. Recover from Your Device (If Synced or Cached)

For Android:

Use file manager to search: Facebook or Messenger cache folder (may contain photos).

Path: Internal Storage > Android > Data > com.facebook.orca > cache > images

For iPhone:

Limited access without backup.

Use iCloud or iTunes backup (if Facebook was synced to iCloud Photos).

 

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☁️ 4. Check Google Photos or iCloud (if Auto-sync was ON)

If your Facebook images/videos were saved on your phone, and auto-sync was enabled, try:

Google Photos (Android)

iCloud Photos (iPhone)

Search by date or keyword (e.g., “Facebook”).

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💡 5. Ask the Other Person (for Messages or Media)

If you deleted a chat or media, the other person might still have it in their Messenger. Ask them to resend it.

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❗ Important Notes:

Once deleted permanently, Facebook itself cannot restore messages.

Downloaded data only contains messages/photos present before deletion.

Avoid using “Facebook recovery apps” claiming to retrieve deleted data — most are fake or scams.