let's put the blame where it belongs!
retired failed to give us the appropriate warning to clean house before the switchover - his should be the only invitation to join
yup! to save and organize those pms dear to us
little did i know most of my 1600 pms would be elevated to the 'dear' status by xenforo
NOR - Expect that at least half of the "PM's" deleted prior to the migration would actually return as "Conversations" that continue to stay via the "White Screen Box" . . . Worse were those "PM's" that were in the "Sent" Folder . . .
NOW - Just As An FYI and Possible Work Around:
Well that was until I was able to put a "Prefix" on them . . . Once done, I could leave the "Conversation" - and it seems that they are now permanently gone too . . .
BTW: For those who still want to save those old "PM's" for future reference at a later date without having to go through the whole list of "Conversations" every time . . . If "You" put a "Prefix" on them, especially a group that has the same "Topic" within (ex: "ECF Friends Info"; "Battery Info"; "e-liquid Recommendations", etc.) - Ya' can actually "Filter" them as a group and they are now "Saved" under the "Filtered Tab" grouped together under the same colored "Prefix" for easier access . . . Better Yet - The "Conversations" are NO LONGER LISTED in "Your" "Inbox" . . .
Hope this information is helpful . . .
when I dl'd from the google link like he suggested to avoid other software also being installed, it dl'd everything in german. which link should I be using to dl do you know?
thanks so much, and one more....do you have the one with the 3 ??? above his head?
My favorites.
glad you got it figured out!!
Well that was until I was able to put a "Prefix" on them . . . Once done, I could leave the "Conversation" - and it seems that they are now permanently gone too . . .
You do realise that anyone with a remotely modern computing device can copy and paste anything anyone says and put it anywhere, right? It's not unique to ECF, but anyway....YEP - And I use to explain why, even had a "Blog" entry to point people to - however prior to the migration I deleted any and all "Blogs" (even those with a lot of informative "Stuff" ) given personal reasons and how much easier it is now for some people to use" "My" Wordage on their "Social Media" as their own that I use to share here and that was only meant for ECF Members . . .
Just Sayin' . . .
Did you per chance, forget about the sent items folder?
Yep, forgot all about that one. That explains it. Thank you!
So now how do I delete the ones with no participants? If everyone has left the conversation I can't seem to delete them.
And to think I thought I was prepared.. Sent messages, go figure.
thanks!! this was the part I missed. The softpedia wants to install a lot of other stuff, but the google one didn't and is in english now. Just didn't notice the buttons.
My memory is like swiss cheese, but there are ones I'm certain I deleted prior to the move, Cuz and I always do both in box and sent (glad we don't have to do that now), and they are back.
) . . . I am very aware of what Today's acceptance for the lack of personal privacy entails and that many people can and do just think it is alright since so much is available now given the upsurgence and accepted "norm" that everyone enjoys belonging too and sharing their very personal/private "Stuff" via FB/Twitter/Google+/etc. . . . More importantly, I am NOT that "Young" - nor too "Old" not to be able to adapt to change/s when and if absolutely necessary . . . I Am A Curmudgeon - Not stupid, nor dense enough to learn something NEW . . . Hey - Even having a "Learning Disability", I went to college for the first time at the age of 40 (25 years after HS) and then Graduated in 4 years with both a Bachelor & Master Degree by the age of 44 . . . 
NOPE - Didn't miss anything here . . . Especially since I HAD the exact same experience, until I did what I explained in the work around I posted here . . . Try it - It just might work for "You" too . . . Just Sayin' . . .
Yeah. It doesn't seem to be consistent. Right after the change over when a couple hundred previously delete messages appeared, I was able to delete *most* of those with participants and none of those without participants. Out of the 41 zombies I have, 2 have participants, 2 are actually "conversations" started fresh after the changeover, and the rest show no participants. The 2 "conversations" that won't go away each had one other participant that left before I tried to leave them.
