LinkedIn is considered the best social media platform for people seeking a job or professional networking. Most people use LinkedIn for work, so the chances that the messages received are valuable and important. It’s not like Facebook or WhatsApp messages, so if you mistakenly deleted one, you will probably want to retrieve it. In this article, we will guide you on how to retrieve deleted LinkedIn messages.
How to retrieve deleted LinkedIn messages?
There is no way to get back a LinkedIn message once it is deleted, and the best option is to ask the other person for a screenshot. Even though you might have tried to free up some space in your LinkedIn inbox or deleted it by mistake, it is better to remember that the messages cannot be recovered once deleted and therefore think twice while messaging.
What happens when you delete messages on LinkedIn?
If you are an active LinkedIn member, you already know that 90% of the interactions carried out are useful. It can be employer-employee relations or connecting with thought leaders or industry experts to gain knowledge or partner with. Thus, you might want to decide your choices before deleting your LinkedIn messages.
When deleting a single message which you have sent to someone, you can delete it for yourself, and the recipient provided the message was sent a few seconds ago. Once you delete the message, you will see a notification ‘this message has been deleted.’ However, if you want to delete your entire conversation with someone, your actions will not affect the other person’s inbox but will delete all the conversations in your inbox.
How to manage your LinkedIn messages?
Prioritize LinkedIn messages
If you receive dozens of LinkedIn messages, your inbox may be tough to manage, even if you check it constantly. When you want to find specific messages, you can use the search function to look for contact names, organizations, or topics you discussed earlier.
But when you need to organize your inbox based on priorities, use the LinkedIn filtering option. You can access it by opening your inbox and clicking the filter icon on the top right corner with the three horizontal lines. You can prioritize your messages under unread messages, my connections, InMail messages, archive, and spam messages.
Mute LinkedIn messages
If you want to stop seeing pitch messages from your connections but want to keep them in your network, you can mute them by clicking the three dots at the top of the message. By doing this, you will stop getting push messages or email notifications when they message you. However, you will still be able to see their messages when you open the message thread.
All muted messages have a cross-out speaker icon next to the sender’s name so you can see which messages aren’t getting notified. If you don’t want to see those messages anymore, you can archive them where the messages move out of your inbox but aren’t removed permanently. You can access archived messages anytime later if you want.
However, if you receive any spam messages, you may want to delete them instead. To do so, click on the three dots at the top of the message and select ‘delete’ from the drop-down menu.
Activate push notifications for LinkedIn messages
Some of your LinkedIn messages don’t require an immediate reply, while in other cases, you could miss out on a major opportunity if you don’t respond promptly. Therefore, you can set up push notifications on the web version of LinkedIn and in the mobile app.
In the web version, you can go to the ‘Settings & Privacy’ option and click on ‘How you get your notification’ under the ‘Communication’ tab on the left side menu. In the next step, click on the ‘Push’ option on the right side and tap on ‘Conversation’ to choose what notification you want to be notified. The process is almost similar on the mobile app as well.
Set LinkedIn Messages Preferences
If you receive many messages, then filtering and mute options may not be sufficient for you. To reduce the number of unwanted messages you receive, LinkedIn allows you to set who can message you.
Open your LinkedIn settings, click on ‘Communication,’ select ‘Messages’ under the ‘Who can reach you’ section, and tap on ‘change’ to modify as per your needs. There are four types of messages you receive:
- Message request notification
- InMail messages
- Open Profile messages
- Sponsored messages
You can decide which message notification to keep and which to remove.
5 Mistakes to avoid while sending LinkedIn messages
- Don’t simply message ‘hi’
- Don’t send copy-paste messages
- Proofread message before sending
- Make your messages specific and relevant to each person
- Don’t get personal
Can you delete a sent message on LinkedIn recruiter?
No, InMail messages sent through a Recruiter account cannot be recalled or deleted. Instead, you can send another message to the recipient with an updated message and request them to ignore your previous message.
Why are LinkedIn messages not showing?
If you don’t see your messages, see if the message is archived. You can check this by going to the three dots in your message and clicking on archived. If you don’t see your message here, there are chances that the message is permanently deleted, or they have blocked you.
How to find deleted posts on LinkedIn?
Once you have deleted your LinkedIn post, you will no longer be able to retrieve it. This includes both draft and published articles.
What is the best way to delete a comment on LinkedIn?
- Navigate to the comment you want to delete
- Click on the three dots on the right side of the comment box
- Click on ‘delete’
Key Takeaways
LinkedIn messaging offers tons of opportunities for professional networking and lead generation. If you can take control of your LinkedIn messages, you can get great results. Optimizing your LinkedIn account with the right connections, setting up who can message you, and prioritizing your LinkedIn inbox as per your requirement can make your work faster and easier. You don’t have to spare time separately later to read, respond or even delete unwanted messages.
