Using Yahoo on my PC - TEXTing Problem: I can send all the text messages I want and people receive them. 1). I am not receiving their replies nor their New Text message if I’m not right there when it comes in. 2). If I sign out and sign back in, I will not receive their texts they sent while I was “out”. As long as I do not break the flow, I will receive messages but I have to be signed in and open to keep the messages flowing back and forth. Please help - I have missed a lot of important text messages over this.
Your problem could be occurring for a number of reasons. Read through the suggestions here and try the ones that seem to offer the best advice for your particular scenario.
Troubleshooting Missing Offline Instant Messages on Yahoo Messenger
It is important to note that you MUST read your offline messages as soon as you log back on Yahoo after being away. Look for the orange alert tab that lets you know you have received texts while you were offline. If you don’t read these right away, you lose the opportunity to do so.
Troubleshooting Not Being Able to Receive Texts on Yahoo Messenger
Unfortunately, this glitch appears to be somewhat common. The best way to resolve this issue of not being able to receive texts while you are offline is to uninstall Yahoo Messenger and reinstall it.
How to Retrieve Instant Messages on Yahoo Messenger
Yahoo Messenger has a bit of a trick to retrieving instant messages. Follow these steps to see if you can receive instant messages that arrived while you were offline.
1. Click the “Contacts” option from your Yahoo Messenger menu.
2. Search through the left-hand side of the pane in the folders for the contact whose messages you wish to view.
3. Double click on the name of the contact. This action opens a conversation window.
4. Select the option “Show Recent Messages.” The first entry that you see will be the latest message the individual sent to you.
5. To look at an older conversation for this contact, look above the conversation that is showing and select the option “View Full Archive.”
Setting Your Preferences to Save IMs
If you haven’t yet set your preferences to archive your instant messages, then you won’t be able to review past conversations. To set your preferences to save (archive) messages, follow these steps:
1. Click the “Preferences” option from your Yahoo Messenger menu.
2. Select “Archive.”
3. Select the button that offers the option to archive your text messages.
4. Select “Apply,”
5. Click “OK.”


