Hello, when creating a backup, is there a limit on the number of messages per contact and group? On my mobile (iOS 15.5) with DC version 1.30.1 all the messages are there, but on the desktop (macOS 12.4) a group is missing the oldest ones. Tried it with both version 1.28.2 and 1.29.1. The backup …

Backup number of messages

kkimber May 30, 2022, 11:10am 4

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Delta Chat was deleting non-DC messages Mutual Help

that’s helpful - if we trust that filter worked (and I don’t have any reason to doubt it) then only messages from 2022-03-08 to present might have been subject to silent and arbitrary deletion. I have a full mailbox backup from 2020-05 and from 2021-08, the former from before installing delta chat at all, the latter from before 1.27.0. If I find any evidence of older mail being deleted, I’ll report it as it might help others who also suffered mail destruction.

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