Is there a one (or a simple) step process to either email myself, or cut/copy, an entire (like year long) iMessage conversation without having to buy an app/software or to go through and keep marking post groupings through "more" so I can send to my email?
I read about finding a hidden library folder in the question pertaining to the bulk download of pictures in iMessage. This did not really help.
Also, when I log into iMessage from my Macbook, my iPhone messages that predated the purchase do not show up. Even assuming it did, however, I still want to move the conversation out of iMessage so I can paste it into a word doc for posterity.
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There is a software that has the ability to do this: Imazing
Here is a guide: https://imazing.com/guides/how-to-save-iphone-text-messages-sms-and-imessages-to-your-computer