Messages OS X - Backup My Archive / History ?

I'm about to switch my internal HDD and reinstall OS X Mavericks, but it's very important that I don't lose my Messages history.
Can anybody tell me how I can backup my entire Messages archive, so that it's ready to be transferred to my new HDD? Is there a Finder location I can browse to, so I can copy the archive to my external HDD? Or is there a tool that allows export / import of my entire chat history? Before the question arises - I do not wish to migrate my current HDD to the new one.
I've heard that Messages uses iCloud to sync messages between Macs, iPhones and iPads. Is it purely for that purpose, or does it actually store your message history on the server too? Would just signing in on my new HDD allow me to access my chat history? Apologies if this is a duplicate post. I did spend some time looking for a similar question and couldn't find anything.
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
What might be the case now is the "Ownership" of the files you have moved.
The files on one drive can be considered the same way as if they were on another computer or from another Mac User account.
When you create the first Mac User Account on the computer it is always an Admin Account.
It gets given a shortname that tends to be your real name with upper case characters and spaces removed (Ralph Johns becomes ralphjohns)
Everything that gets stored in /Users/yourshortname is Owned by you (or rather that shortname).
If like me you use the same name to create the first Admin Account then this Ownership is computer or Drive related and is not "passed on" if the Mac User Account happens to have the same name.
Return to those Files and highlight them and do a Get Info (CMD + i keys together)
This opens the Info Panel
At the bottom is the section on Ownership and Permissions
If there are two names (i.e. both the old drive and the new one) seem to be associated with it you may have some sorting to do.
Most likely the name looks "right" but belongs to the old drive.
Highlight the name (it may or maynot have (me) linked to it as the Mac User account) and then the Cogwheel icon beneath the list.
This should be dark text if you DO NOT already Own it.
Here is a pic of a file I do own for comparison.
The Mac User On this computer that I log in with is just called "Ralph" which is "ralph" in it's shortname form.
"Make "ralph (Me)" the owner" is greyed out as I already own this file.
In this pic I have moved a music file to an Account called "ralphjohns" on an external drive (/Volumes/Spare Boot in the top section but it is still owned by the "ralph" account.
You may have to make sure the file belongs to the "right" User Account on this current Drive.
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