Your "Profiles" folder contains your complete message history archive on your computer. You can copy it to the same location on another computer if you want to view it there.

To locate your complete message history archive on Windows XP:

1. On your keyboard, press the key combination Windows Logo + R. This opens the "Run" command.
2. Copy and paste the text below into the Run command and click OK:

%ProgramFiles%\Yahoo!\Messenger\

To locate your complete message history archive on Windows Vista or Windows 7 (32-bit):

1. Open the "Run" command: press Windows Logo+R on your keyboard.
2. Copy and paste the text below into the Run command and click OK:

%LocalAppData%\VirtualStore\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\

To locate your complete message history archive on Windows Vista or Windows 7 (64-bit):

1. Open the "Run" command: press Windows Logo+R on your keyboard.
2. Copy and paste the text below into the Run command and click OK:

%LocalAppData%\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Yahoo!\Messenger

If you have previously used Yahoo! Messenger version 11 or later, your conversation history is stored within your Yahoo! Mail account, even if you are currently using an older version of Messenger. For detailed instructions, see our help article about retrieving your conversation history from Yahoo! Mail.