In this article, I’ll show you how you can delete individual messages (including SMS, text and
iMessages)
and entire conversations in Messages on your Mac. Moreover, I’ll show you how you can set up your Mac to automatically delete messages.

See also What is iMessage? How does it work? Explained

Your Mac keeps a permanent copy of your messages forever by default. There is a high chance that you will not
save a lot of space on yourMac
by deleting messages. But if you have tons of messages, you may become overwhelmed. To take control of your messages, it is important to delete some of your messages
so that you can keep your messages organized particularly if you chat with lots of people.

Before you jump into it, please keep in mind that you can’t recover a deleted message or conversation.

Delete a message

Follow these steps to delete a single message in a conversation:

1. On your Mac, launch the Messages app.
2. Identify the conversation that you wish to delete a message from.
3. Look for the individual message you wish to delete.
4. Click once on the message to highlight it.
5. On your keyboard, press the delete key.
6. You will see a popup that says “are you sure you want to delete this message? You cannot undo this action.”
7. Click Delete to confirm your action.
8. Now, the message will go away.

Delete a conversation

Follow these steps to delete the whole conversation:

1. Identify the message thread you wish to delete from the Messages list.
2. Select the conversation. Then:
   1. You can right-click (control-click) and select Delete Conversation. Again, you’ll see a popup that says “would you like to delete this conversation? You
      cannot undo this action”. Just hit Delete to confirm.
   2. Alternatively, click File from the menu bar and select Delete Conversation. Click Delete again.
   3. Finally, if you are using a trackpad or a Magic Mouse, you can swipe left with two fingers and then click the red Delete button. Click Delete one more time
      to confirm your action.

Keep in mind, if you are using Messages in iCloud, therefore, conversations you delete from Mac will automatically be deleted from your other Apple devices like your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.

Auto-delete

macOS offers you an option to keep your messages for 30 days, a year, or forever. This means that your Mac will automatically delete your messages after
the selected time period elapse. This will include the attachments as well. Here are instructions for how to turn on automatic removal:

1. On your Mac, launch the Messages app.
2. Now, click on Messages.
3. Next, click Preferences.
4. Next on, Click the General tab.
5. Lastly, click the “Keep messages” pop-up menu and then choose how long you want to keep messages.

For instance, if you select 30 days, your conversations and attachments will be deleted after 30-day is over. By default, forever is selected. Therefore,
your Mac keeps all messages forever unless you delete them manually.

Zoom security problems have recently thrown some cold water on one of the hottest apps in the world. As such, you may want to delete Zoom account permanently. Actually, tons of people around the world still rely on Zoom, but now, nobody seems
sure about how much faith they should put into the service.

With that in mind, we’ve decided to look at some of the more notable Zoom security problems out there. If these problems scare you off the virtual meeting
app, then we’ve also explained how to delete your Zoom account and use other popular Zoom alternatives instead.

Zoom Security Problems

You’ve probably heard of some recent Zoom security problems that severely impacted user trust in the service. The following are some of the main Zoom security problems
that have been discovered so far.

Recorded Video Vulnerabilities

Hackers discovered a couple of Zoom security problems with the service’s recorded video options.

The first, and most important, is that it was previously possible to hack the Zoom cloud and download recorded videos. While this is not a simple process,
a relatively experienced hacker could do it without too many problems. In addition, it appears that recorded Zoom meetings can linger in the cloud
even after being deleted by the user.

Zoom has addressed this issue to some extent by enabling increased password protection by default. However, older recordings can still be vulnerable. In addition,
general concerns remain about the security of the Zoom cloud.

Zoombombing

It is possible for your Zoom call to be hijacked through a process called Zoombombing. That basically means that someone can make their way to your
Zoom conversation or account.

There is some debate as to how widespread this issue is, but it’s been suggested that this Zoom security issue hasn’t yet been properly addressed.
Therefore, it remains a major concern about Zoom security.

User Data Sharing

Zoom has been called out over their previously generous data sharing policies. Basically,Zoom had a somewhat relaxed policy because it involves sharing user
data via Facebook and other social media channels.

While Zoom has stated that they are working to address this issue and better protect user information, some are still concerned about the company’s policies
and history with this issue.

Other Zoom security vulnerabilities exist, but these are the ones that are most of the focus and concerns at the moment. In short, many belief
that Zoom is inherently vulnerable platform with a unstable history of protecting user information.

Is Zoom Still Safe to Use?

This question is somehow tricky

First, it’s a matter of public record that Zoom has recently suffered from significant security vulnerabilities. Everyone is aware that there are inherent problems with
the service, and that’s always something to be concerned about.

Though, Zoom has taken steps to ensure that its existing problems are resolved. That’s cool, and some argue that Zoom’s response to these issues
is indicative of their intention to keep abreast of such issues in the future. They’ve said that Zoom could ultimately become the safest of such platforms
because they have had a lot of early issues.

Whether you believe that it is really a matter of trust in the company, but the logic is solid. At the very least, Zoom doesn’t appear to be noticeably
less secure than some of the major alternatives in the market.

How to Delete Zoom Account on iPhone

If you just want to delete your Zoom account, the process is easy and straightforward. Here’s how to delete Zoom account on iPhone:

1. Log in to the web portal of your Zoom account
2. Go to Account Management > Account Profile
3. Click on “Terminate My Account”
4. When asked to confirm the deletion of your account, select “Yes”

After completing the last step, you can safely delete the Zoom app from your device. This can be done using the usual methods of deleting an app. If
You don’t know that process, just hold down the Zoom icon on your device until you see the “Delete App” option.

Keep in mind, you cannot delete Zoom account from app. If you delete the app from your device, your account will not be deleted. If you don’t delete your account first, your data will
remain active with Zoom. So, to delete zoom account on iPhone, you will want to log in to the web portal of your Zoom account.

How to Deactivate a Zoom User

Deleting your own account is pretty easy, but you may also want to remove someone else’s Zoom access.

There are a number of reasons why you may need to remove someone from your Zoom account. For example, you may have accounts for your employees and a member
is no longer part of the company. Either way, the steps to remove someone remains the same. Simply follow these steps:

1. Log in to the Zoom account web portal
2. Select the User Management option and then navigate to Users
3. Find the user you want to remove
4. Click the ellipses icon next to their name and choose the Deactivate option.

Keep in mind, you can easily reactivate a user account by following the same steps as mentioned above, but select Activate rather than Deactivate.

How to Secure Your Zoom Account

There are a few easy steps you can follow to better protect your Zoom account. While none of them guarantees 100% security, they can all help in due course. Simply follow these steps:

• Avoid sharing your meeting ID unless you have to. Even then, only share it via the safest channels.
• Always generate a random meeting ID instead of manually setting one.
• Turn on the waiting room feature to make sure you know who you are inviting to a meeting.
• Use Zoom settings to make sure that you’re the only one who can screen share during a meeting. Note, there may be times when this option is not available.
• From the Manage Participants menu, you can lock your meeting. This is a great Zoom security option if you’re certain nobody else needs
  to join.
• Do not record your meetings unless it’s obligatory. This is an easy way to protect yourself against notable security issues.
• Remove, report, and block any problematic participant. This is an great way to keep abreast of problems as they appear.

Zoom Alternatives

Here are some of the best Zoom alternatives

GoToMeeting

GoToMeeting is a professional, established, and generally secure virtual meeting available today. While it lacks some of Zoom’s cool features, it certainly isn’t
lacking when it comes to professional meeting options.

FaceTime

FaceTime is not the best “full feature” virtual meeting app available today. What it is, however, is an accessible, easy-to-use, and generally reliable way to
have a virtual conversation. If you don’t need much more, it may offer pretty much everything that you need.

See also
How to Make FaceTime Conference Calls: Quick start guide

Slack

As we’ve already mentioned, chances are you already use Slack in your office. If that’s the case, it also means you have access to its
virtual meeting options. While these options are not as extensive as those of Zoom and other services, Slack is still one of the easiest ways to
start a meeting with your colleagues.

Cisco WebEx

It would be a lie if we told you that Cisco is as “fantastic’ as Zoom. However, As far as security and professionalism is concerned, this is one of the most reliable options
available today. There’s certainly not much to complain about as far as hosting virtual meetings with this app is concern.
See alsoBest video conferencing apps for iPhone and iPad

In this article, I’ll show you exactly how you can zip and unzip files and folders on your Mac.

macOS features a built-in compression system, called Archive Utility, which
can help you do the job.

Zip files are also known as compressed. These files do not take up
large storage space.
Also, a zip file is pretty easy to send or receive over the Internet. For instance, you can send a whole heap of documents in a zip file through email, instead of attaching
each file individually. It’s easy to create zip file on MacBook. In the same token, it’s easy to open Zip file on Mac.

How to zip files on MacBook)

Here’s how to compress files on Mac:

• Select file(s) and /or folder(s). You can command-click (press and hold down the Command key and then select files or folders) to select multiple files or
  folders.
• Next, control-click or right-click.
  Compress items
• You will see a shortcut menu. From the menu, simply click Compress.

It’s worth noting:

• If you zip multiple files or folders, the name of the zip file will be Archive.zip. You can change this if you want. To do this, Select the Archive.zip file,
  and click Return and type in a new name.
• If you zip a single file or folder, the name will be its name with .zip extension like GeeksModo.zip.

How to zip files on Mac using Terminal

TheTerminal app on Mac also allows users to create zip files. Here is how:

• On your Mac, launch Terminal (Applications >
  Utilities).
• You can type in the following command:
  • zip archive.zip file.txt
• Alternatively, you can type zip and then drag and drop the files you want to compress into the Terminal window.

How to unzip (uncompress)

Here’s how to open compressed zip file on Mac:

• Locate the zip file.
• Double-click it. Alternatively, you can right-click it, then choose Open With > Archive Utility.

It’s worth noting:

• Your unzip file will remain in the same folder/location that zip file stored in. For instance, if you’re extracting an archive named “GeeksModo.zip” on
  your desktop, the extracted folder, named GeeksModo, will be created on the desktop.

How to open Zip files on Mac with Terminal

You can also use Terminal to unzip your files. Here is how to use terminal to unzip files on Mac:

• On your Mac, launch Terminal.
• And type in the following command:
  unzip archive.zip