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Microsoft Teams: New Chat Messages Not Showing Up

Madalina DinitaDecember 29, 2020 Comments (4)
fix microsoft teams we had some trouble getting your chats

Microsoft Teams may sometimes need more time to handle chat messages. When such issues occur, the service may take longer than expected to deliver new chat messages. Occasionally, an error message may also pop-up, such as these ones:

  • We had some trouble getting your chats.
  • We’re having trouble updating your messages.

Fix Microsoft Teams Chat Not Working

⇒ Quick Tip: Check Your Connection. Make sure this is not a network problem. Restart your modem if necessary. Or use a different network such as a mobile hotspot.

Additionally, check the Office 365 Service Status to see if there are any known issues that could be preventing you from using the Teams chat.

Log Out and Restart Your Device

Try performing a full logout followed by a full login. This will reset your connection to the Microsoft Teams servers. Sign out of your Teams account and restart your computer. Then log back in and check if the chat area is fully functional.

Try a Different Teams Version

The chat problem usually affects computer users. If the chat messages are not showing up on the desktop client, check if they’re available on the web. Additionally, if you also installed the mobile app, check if the conversations are visible on your phone or tablet.

Clear the Cache

Clearing the cache solved this issue for many users. By removing the cache, you basically remove temporary Teams files that might be interfering or conflicting with your current Teams session.

  1. Close Microsoft Teams.
  2. Type %AppData%\Microsoft\teams\ in the Windows Search bar.
  3. The Teams folder should be visible on the screen now.microsoft teams cache folder
  4. Then empty the following folders (but don’t delete them):
    • %AppData%\Microsoft\teams\application cache\cache
    • %AppData%\Microsoft\teams\blob_storage
    • %AppData%\Microsoft\teams\databases
    • %AppData%\Microsoft\teams\cache
    • %AppData%\Microsoft\teams\gpucache
    • %AppData%\Microsoft\teams\Indexeddb
    • %AppData%\Microsoft\teams\Local Storage
    • %AppData%\Microsoft\teams\tmp
  5. If you also used the web version of Teams, clear your browser cache as well.

Speaking of clearing the cache, run Disk Cleanup as well. In other words, make sure to clear all your temporary Internet files.

  1. Type disk cleanup in the Windows search bar.
  2. Then select the drive where you installed your OS and Teams.
  3. Clear Temporary Internet Files. Hit the OK button. disk cleanup temporary internet files

After you did all that, restart your computer. Launch Teams again and check if the chat messaging issue has been solved.

Reinstall Teams

Well, if the problem persists, try uninstalling your Teams app.

  1. Launch the Control Panel.
  2. Then click on Programs.
  3. Select Uninstall a program.
  4. Select Microsoft Teams. Hit the Uninstall button.uninstall microsoft teams
  5. Restart your computer and download the app again.

Let us know if you managed to fix the chat.

Categories: Software

Author Madalina Dinita

Madalina has been a Windows fan ever since she got her hands on her first Windows XP computer. She is interested in all things technology, especially emerging technologies -- AI and DNA computing in particular.

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Comments

  1. Tushar Takalkar says:
    August 30, 2022 at 7:58 am

    You can go to Microsoft store & install full version of teams. This will resolve the above problem.

  2. Rik says:
    December 22, 2021 at 3:46 am

    This doesn’t work.
    I got it working by deleting the entire %AppData%\Microsoft\teams\ folder.
    So don’t bother only deleting some folders, just delete it all.
    Don’t worry, you won’t lose anything.

  3. jasonic says:
    December 16, 2021 at 11:16 am

    Need instructions specific to Linux Teams installs for clear cache and other troubleshooting to fix not seeing text for chats when logged in

  4. Marie says:
    December 15, 2021 at 12:34 am

    It worked! (Clearing the cache) Thank you!

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