How to View Chat History on Snapchat

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This wikiHow will teach you how to view your Snapchat chat history using a web browser. You’re not able to download your data using a phone or tablet. When you download your data from Snapchat using a web browser, you’ll also download other information, like your purchase and location histories. You’ll see a full list of what is included in the download when you go to the website.

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Click My Data . It’s usually the second option on the list.
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Go to your email. The email you’ll need to go to is shown on the confirmation page and is also associated with your Snapchat account. [1] X Research source



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" The email also contains a link so you can download your Snapchat data.



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Click the ZIP folder download link. It’s to the right of the text, "Your data is ready."



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Open the file. If you’re using Windows or Mac, your operating system will be able to open zipped files once you click them and extract them.



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