Suggestion Saving conversations after one year of last reply

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Conversations in private messages are automatically deleted after one year of inactivity. Users are seeking ways to save important conversations to prevent deletion, with annual replies suggested as a temporary solution. There is a call for a feature that allows participants to permanently save conversations in their accounts. The ability to download conversations previously existed and is being proposed for reinstatement. Implementing these features would enhance user experience by preserving valuable discussions.
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Conversations (private messages) that are more than an year old are automatically deleted.

Is there any way I can save some conversation, such that it is not deleted from my inbox? One obvious option would be to reply to the conversation annually. But that doesn't seem to be a very viable idea in the long run.

Can a feature be implemented such that anyone of the participants can save the conversation in his/her account forever?
 
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Wrichik Basu said:
Conversations (private messages) that are more than an year old are automatically deleted.
? I participate in one PM thread that is now 4 years old.

Oh, wait ... I see. You saying that if no one has participated in the thread for over a year it's deleted.
 
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Wrichik Basu said:
Is there any way I can save some conversation, such that it is not deleted from my inbox?
It's from the last reply, so reply :biggrin:
 
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Wrichik Basu said:
Conversations (private messages) that are more than an year old are automatically deleted.

Is there any way I can save some conversation, such that it is not deleted from my inbox? One obvious option would be to reply to the conversation annually. But that doesn't seem to be a very viable idea in the long run.

Can a feature be implemented such that anyone of the participants can save the conversation in his/her account forever?
We at one time had the ability to download our conversations, and keep that file of all of them on our computer or another removable storage piece. Maybe this feature could be brought back?
 
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It's from the last reply, so reply :biggrin:
:eek:
 
symbolipoint said:
We at one time had the ability to download our conversations, and keep that file of all of them on our computer or another removable storage piece. Maybe this feature could be brought back?
That is a good option. It will be helpful if implemented again.
 
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