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Once you are done deleting these, restart your computer completely and check if the issue is resolved.

Once in preferences, delete the following items:Ĭom.apple.imservice Deleting Preferences folders.

Once done, navigate back and open the Preferences Preferences folder.

Once in the Cache folder, find and delete all the folders with these names or those who start with these:Ĭom.

Once in the Library folder, open Caches.

A Library folder will be present in your Finder.

Now check the option ‘ Show Library Folder’.

Open your Finder, right-click anywhere on any space and select Show View Options.

In this solution, we will delete the cache so then iMessages notices that it is missing, it will automatically create a default one with normal preferences. However, there are instances where this cache might malfunction and not work as expected. The iMessage application creates and uses a cache for its operations.

Solution 1: Deleting Messaging Cacheīefore we try anything else, we will try deleting your messaging cache. Also, log in using an administrator account. If there are bad certificates, the iMessage network will not allow you to connect.īefore we start with the solutions, make sure that you save your work.

Bad certificates: We also came across situations where there were bad certificates issued to the devices.Here, resetting it might solve the case altogether. NVRAM issues: In some instances, the NVRAM on your computer might be out of order or having conflicts/issues.Network settings: If there are network issues in the network in which your iMac an iPhone are operating, you might experience several different issues including iMessages not working.Usually, power cycling solves the problem altogether. A device in error state: iMacs are no exception than other devices out there which tend to get into error states now and then.This can be sometimes problematic and cause issues. ‘Reached at’ settings: All Apple devices have a setting of ‘reached at’ which allows users to choose where the number and email address can be accessed.Refreshing the login process might fix any discrepancies. Apple Account: Even though this might seem too obvious, there can be instances where the Apple account on your computer is not signed up properly.

If the time settings are not correct, they will conflict with the mechanism and hence can conflict with iMessages. Time settings: Apple makes use of your local time on your device to perform its operations.However, there might be instances where the cache can get corrupt or not-usable. Bad messages cache: iMessages, like all other applications also keeps a cache for its operations.