Tips Regarding Saving of Orkut Chat History

Can I save Chat History on Orkut? How to Save Orkut Chat History?

In simple sentence we cannot save directly the Chat History of Orkut.If we have a Gmail ID associated with the Orkut account then We can save our Orkut Chat History, But not Directly.There are Two Ways to save Orkut Chat history of Orkut. Let Me Describe.

1^st Way of Saving Chat History

To access that Chat history we have to keep open our Gmail account in another tab at the time of Orkut Chat.

Steps to Save the Chat History:-

• At first you have to Enable Save Chat history in Gmail Account, Login to the Gmail Account >> Click Settings by Following the Gear icon (https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=wm#settings/chat) >> From the Chat tab, select Save chat history >>Click Save Changes.

• When you are using Orkut please open another tab in your browser for Gmail and Starts your Chatting with your Orkut Friends.

• Chat History of Orkut will automatically pop up in Gmail account (in another opened tab) and it will save the Chat History.

• To Access/See/Check that Chat History, Go to the Chat label and select that and Check. You can Use the Direct link :- https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=wm#chats

• Also you can Check that by Searching of that Specific User by Searching in the Search Box of Gmail like that:- in:chats Email ID of your Friends (abcdef@gmailcom) or in:chats Name of your Friends.Check the Image, Image:-Attachment-2

• If your Chat Label is hidden then you can Show that in your Gmail account by Settings >> labels >> select Chat >> Show.  (Use Direct link for labels Settings:- https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=wm#settings/labels )

2^nd Way of Saving Chat History.

• In this Way also you need the Gmail ID associated with the Orkut Account

• Download and Install the Google talk in your System (Download from Here : http://www.google.com/talk/)

• Login to Your Account through the Gtalk.

• If you have Activated Two step Verification then You Need to Login with the Username and Application Specific Password (Not the Normal Password of your account).

• How to Create that Application Specific Password, Check the Help page and Create:- http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1173270

• (Optional)Open Your Orkut Account with the Browser; In this Case you needn’t to Open Gmail in the Browser. If you access/Browsing Orkut like Scrapping, Community post or any Update then you need to open the Orkut In Browser other wise you needn’t to Open the account. (Its Your Choice)

• Start your Chatting with Your Orkut Friends through Gtalk. It will save the History in your Gmail Account.
• To Check those history you can Check those By Clicking the Dropdown Menu button of Gtalk, Check the Image and Select the “View Past Chats”. It will show the Gmail account Chat history of that Specific Friends. (It will open a Browse which is default browser of your System) Check Below Image.

• To Access/See/Check that Chat History, Go to the Chat label and select that and Check. You can Use the Direct link :- https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=wm#chats
• • Also you can Check that by Searching of that Specific User by Searching in the Search Box of Gmail like that:- in:chats Email ID of your Friends (abcdef@gmailcom) or in:chats Name of your Friends, Check the Below Image.

The above explanation about the saving of chat history may not be appropriate to save this  chat history as we have to access the Gmail in another tab at every time or by using the Google Talk, but there is no other way to do this. This is an alternate way to save the Chat History and alternate always means to compromise.

If you have an Email ID associated with Orkut account is a NonGmail account then there is no another way to save the Orkut Chat History.

For further Suggestion and Query you are more than welcome.

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