Can I import old iMessages into the Messages App on an iMac?

Howdy all:
I've been using iMessages on my iPhone for a long while now, but only recently set it up on my iMac.
I'm wondering if there is any way to get all my old iMessage threads to show up in the Messages App on the iMac.
Right now, I am only seeing the threads that I've intereacted with since setting up Messages on iMac, and they only go back as far as when I set it up.
Make sense?
Thanks for any advice!

Hi,
The "sync" between and iPhone (or other iOS device) and a Mac only works from the time both devices have the same details.
Effectively this is the time that the iPhone has the Apple ID added to it's settings and the pop ups that appear on the Mac about the iPhone's details are accepted.
The Sync is then "Display on all devices" only.
There is no catch up on existing threads on either device on the other.
If you delete an iMessages or a conversation on one device the other is unaffected.
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