# Previously sent messages not synced to second device? **URL:** \ **Category:** Mutual Help\ **Created:** [June 15, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/previously-sent-messages-not-synced-to-second-device/461 "2019-06-15T19:52:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![michel-slm](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/michel-slm/32/256_2.png) [@michel-slm](https://forum.delta.chat/u/michel-slm)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/previously-sent-messages-not-synced-to-second-device/461/1 "2019-06-15T19:52:58Z")
**Delta Chat version** 0.304.0 **Expected behavior** When I log in to a second device with the same email account, and send it the autocrypt setup message from the existing device, existing conversations in the DeltaChat folder should sync to the second device **Actual behavior** The only conversation I see is the Autocrypt setup message **Steps to reproduce the problem** 1. Sign in on one device 2. Sign in on second device 3. Send Autocrypt setup from first device **Screen snapshots** ![Screenshot_20190615-125107](https://support.delta.chat/uploads/default/original/1X/b6cd81f20b932e63bb96ee33917b5bf21f5d6a78.png) ---
**Author:** ![Simon](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/simon/32/287_2.png) [@Simon](https://forum.delta.chat/u/Simon)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/previously-sent-messages-not-synced-to-second-device/461/2 "2019-06-15T20:07:39Z")
Sadly we don’t sync old messages yet, first aid would be to import an backup instead. ---
**Author:** ![michel-slm](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/michel-slm/32/256_2.png) [@michel-slm](https://forum.delta.chat/u/michel-slm)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/previously-sent-messages-not-synced-to-second-device/461/3 "2019-06-15T20:25:14Z")
Ah, ok. That’s still better than Signal (whenever I set up a new Signal desktop instance it starts with no history too). Messages from this point onwards should show up on all clients right? ---
**Author:** ![Simon](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/simon/32/287_2.png) [@Simon](https://forum.delta.chat/u/Simon)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/previously-sent-messages-not-synced-to-second-device/461/4 "2019-06-15T20:50:51Z")
> [@michel-slm](#): > > Messages from this point onwards should show up on all clients right? yes, exactly ---
**Author:** ![adbenitez](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/adbenitez/32/2323_2.png) [@adbenitez](https://forum.delta.chat/u/adbenitez)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2019, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/previously-sent-messages-not-synced-to-second-device/461/5 "2019-06-17T11:43:44Z")
but the backup import option given by @Simon is a good solution, also this way you don’t have to configure Delta Chat at all and don’t need to send the autocrypt setup message, it is just like cloning your Delta Chat to another device 🙂 BTW welcome to the forum 👋 ---
**Author:** ![michel-slm](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/michel-slm/32/256_2.png) [@michel-slm](https://forum.delta.chat/u/michel-slm)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/previously-sent-messages-not-synced-to-second-device/461/6 "2019-07-03T15:52:36Z")
Sorry for the slow reply - thanks! I ended up doing over on a new email account since for some reason I never get notified of replies with Gmail, and this time immediately backed up and restored on my second device. Everything works like a charm! Is there a general Delta Chat discussion / test group I can join? Right now I only know one other user, and my other conversations are with normal email users ---
**Author:** ![Simon\_D](https://forum.delta.chat/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Simon\_D](https://forum.delta.chat/u/Simon_D)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/previously-sent-messages-not-synced-to-second-device/461/7 "2020-04-22T15:06:08Z")
Would be a good feature. ---
**Author:** ![compl4xx](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/compl4xx/32/12_2.png) [@compl4xx](https://forum.delta.chat/u/compl4xx)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/previously-sent-messages-not-synced-to-second-device/461/8 "2020-04-22T15:08:16Z")
Hi @michel-slm, you can find some public groups here: [https://publicgroups.0x90.space](https://publicgroups.0x90.space) ---
**Author:** ![compl4xx](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/compl4xx/32/12_2.png) [@compl4xx](https://forum.delta.chat/u/compl4xx)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/previously-sent-messages-not-synced-to-second-device/461/9 "2020-04-22T15:18:47Z")
Oh, and to receive your own Delta messages on all devices, you should enable “send copy to self”, I don’t think it was mentioned yet: [https://delta.chat/en/help#what-is-the-send-copy-to-self-setting-good-for](https://delta.chat/en/help#what-is-the-send-copy-to-self-setting-good-for) ---
**Author:** ![michel-slm](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/michel-slm/32/256_2.png) [@michel-slm](https://forum.delta.chat/u/michel-slm)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/previously-sent-messages-not-synced-to-second-device/461/10 "2020-04-24T03:22:44Z")
> [@compl4xx](#): > > Oh, and to receive your own Delta messages on all devices, you should enable “send copy to self” Found that myself, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/r10s/32/1513_2.png) [@r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/u/r10s)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/previously-sent-messages-not-synced-to-second-device/461/11 "2026-10-06T14:59:50Z")