Skype Export – Exporting Chat History in Skype 8.x on macOS

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Previous pre v8 versions of skype stored the chat history in an sqlite database called main.db.

However, the newest version of skype (8.16.0.4 at the time of this message) apparently does something different.

Exporting the data will only allow you to export message from before the v8 upgrade and I am unable to find where the messages from v8 onwards are stored or how to export them.

Any help or advice in finding where messages are now stored would be greatly appreciated.

Best Answer

Jomel_G on 1/16/2018 9:19:14 PM:

In the classic version, we store your chat database to a specialized file in the Skype roaming folder that's why it's possible to recover your conversations if you're able to back that file up. However, it is not possible with the new Skype.

Not all conversations from the classic version will be carried over to the new Skype. But moving forward, your conversations will be saved for 2 years in the cloud.

Regarding the issue when you attempt to install the classic version, you might be clicking the wrong selection from the drop-down of our Downloads page. Below are the steps to download the classic version of Skype:

  1. Go to https://www.skype.com/en/get-skype/
  2. From the drop-down selection, select Get classic Skype.
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