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title: "Managing Messages"
canonical: "https://kb.uconn.edu/space/IKB/10825631088/Managing%20Messages"
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Students, faculty, and staff can view received messages, sent messages, create new messages, and delete messages.
> ❌ This is an internal messaging system for Filelocker. It is not a way to email people who have or do not have access to Filelocker.
## Viewing Received Messages
1. [Log in](http://filelocker.uconn.edu/) to Filelocker with your NetID and password. You will be directed to the **My Files **screen.
2. If you have any new messages, the **Messages **link (located in the upper right corner of the page) will appear in bolded text with a small green **+ **sign next to the **envelope **icon.
1. Click the **Messages** link. The **Messages** window will then appear, and you will be directed to the **Inbox **tab. From the **Inbox **tab, you can view messages that you have received.
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3. To view a message, click on the message's subject line. The subject and body text will appear in the box to the right of the inbox.
4. To reply to a message,
1. Click on the checkbox next to the message.
2. Click on the **envelope icon **under the **Actions **column.
3. The Create Message** **window will appear.
1. Search for your recipient in the **Search for Users by ID **section on the right.
2. Enter the body text for your reply message.
3. When you are finished composing your message, click on the **Send **button under the recipient's name.
## Viewing Sent Messages
1. Click the **Messages** link. The **Messages** window will then appear, and you will be directed to the **Inbox **tab.
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2. Click on the** Sent **tab. This tab displays the list of messages you have previously sent via Filelocker.
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3. Click on any of the messages on this list to view the content.
## Deleting Messages
1. Click the **Messages** link. The **Messages** window will then appear, and you will be directed to the **Inbox **tab.
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2. Check off the box to the left of the message you wish to delete.
3. You can either:
1. Click on the small red **X **button to the right of the message you wish to delete, under the **Actions **column, or:
2. Click on the **Delete **button at the top of the **Messages **window.
4. The **Confirm Action **window will appear. Click **OK**.
- The deleted message will no longer appear in your inbox.
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> ⚠️ Deleting messages here will also remove them from the recipient’s inbox.
## Creating New Messages
1. Click the **Messages** link. The **Messages** window will then appear, and you will be directed to the **Inbox **tab.
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2. Click on the **New **button at the top of the **Messages **window.
3. The **Create Message **window will appear.
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1. Enter the following information into the appropriate fields:
1. Expiration date
2. Subject
3. Body
2. Under the **Message Users **tab, search for the message recipient. You can search either by the recipient's name or their User ID (i.e., their NetID).
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4. Click on the **Send **button to the right of the recipient's name.
5. To view sent messages, click on **Messages **in the top right-hand corner of your screen. Your new message will appear under the **Sent **tab in the **Messages **window.
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