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This wikiHow teaches you how to copy your Skype chat history to another location using Windows or macOS.
Steps
Method 1
Method 1 of 2:
Windows
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1Press ⊞ Win+R on the keyboard. This brings up the Run prompt.
- ⊞ Win is the key with the Windows logo in your keyboard’s bottom row.
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2Type %appdata%\Skype into the box and click OK. This opens the Skype folder on your PC.
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3Right-click the folder with your Skype name.
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4Click Copy.
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5Navigate to the backup destination. This is the folder where you’ll save your chat history. You can go to a different folder on your computer, a thumb drive, or a cloud drive like Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox.
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6Paste the folder into the backup location. To do this, right-click a blank area of the folder, then select Paste. Your chat history will now back up to this location.
- Depending on your settings, you may also be able to do this by clicking Paste at the top of the window.
- Future backups will not happen automatically--you’ll need to repeat this method each time you want to save your history.
Method 2
Method 2 of 2:
macOS
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1Click the Finder icon in the Dock. It’s the two-toned blue square with a smiling face.
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2Press ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+G. The “Go to a folder” dialog will appear.
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3Type ~/Library/Application Support/Skype/ and click Go. This opens the Skype folder on your Mac.[1] X Research source Go to source
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4Click the folder with your Skype name. Make sure to only click it once so it’s highlighted.
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5Press ⌘ Command+C.
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6Navigate to the backup destination. This is the folder where you’ll save your chat history. You can go to a different folder on your computer, a thumb drive, or a cloud drive like iCloud, Google Drive, or Dropbox.
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7Click the Edit menu in the destination folder.
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8Select Paste. The folder containing your chat history will now copy to this folder.
- Future backups will not happen automatically--you’ll need to repeat this method each time you want to save your history.