iMessage Extraction

Extract and process iMessage conversations from the macOS Messages database.

Database Location

~/Library/Messages/chat.db

Full Disk Access required: Grant Full Disk Access to Terminal in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Full Disk Access.

Setup steps:

1. Go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Full Disk Access
2. Click the + button and add /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app (or your terminal app)
3. Restart Terminal for changes to take effect
4. Test by running: sqlite3 ~/Library/Messages/chat.db "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM chat;"

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