Skype saves an archive of messages - this is the history of all outgoing and incoming calls, as well as received and transmitted messages to subscribers from your contact list.
To find where the Skype history is stored, you need to enter the program, "Contacts" or the "Recent" tab and select one or more subscribers whose message history interests you.
All conversations are sorted by date. The history of messages in Skype begins with the last communication with the user. If the conversation you are interested in is not visible, then click on the bottom of the list on the "Show earlier messages" tab. You can use the search by entering the name of the dialog in the corresponding field. To view the messages of all participants in the conversation, simply click on it, and to continue the conversation, you need to send a message.
If you need the exact text in the sent or received dialogue, then in the search you need to specify the word from it. To do this, select "Search" in the "Conversations" menu and press Ctrl + F. In the field that opens, enter the search words. To search the entire history, in the conversation window, select the longest of the possible periods and search.
In Skype, the message history is saved to the computer by default, so you can access it at any time. If the subscriber to whom you sent the instant message is not online, then this message will be stored for 30 days. Then he will be able to get it as soon as it appears online.
If you needed to transfer the message history to another computer, you can do this by restoring files and backing up your chat. Typically, this procedure is done when changing or updating the operating system.
Where is the Skype history for Windows Desktop stored? Call the "Run" window by pressing Windows + R or using the "Search" button. In the field that appears, type% appdata% \ Skype and press Enter. Open the folder whose name corresponds to the login in Skype, and find the file main.db.
Where is the history of Skype for Windows 8 stored? To search for history in Windows 8, open the explorer, go to the directory C: \ Users \ <login name> \ AppData \ Local \ Packages \ Microsoft.SkypeApp \ Localstate \ <skype_name> and look for the name of the main.db file.
To save chat history, simply copy this file to a portable storage device. If you need to transfer the story somewhere to a new medium, the program itself will create the desired folder. But you will have to exit Skype and replace the main.db file with the saved one. After entering the program, you can use the saved history.
If you want to re-read the conversation after a while, then click on it and select "Mark as unread." So you can find what interests you. The program will notify you with a special label.
For more convenient viewing of several conversations, go to the “View” menu and select “Compact view mode”.
You can hide the conversation history by going to the "View" menu, namely to the "Hide conversation" tab. The reverse action is possible in the "Show hidden conversations" tab.
You cannot delete one conversation or restore its history - the entire archive is removed. If you decide to delete the archive, then go to the menu where the Skype history is stored, click "Security" and select "Clear History".
To change the setting, in the "Security" tab, click "Save History", and from the list provided, select the storage period that suits you. Remember to click on “Save” before exiting.