How to count the duration of the Skype video calls

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So I'm curious how much time I spent on Skype video chatting so far. I can't go through my history and check that because I unfortunately need to delete history since some people are too nosy.

So question is simple: does Skype count how much you've used video call so far?

Best Answer

Skype uses an SQlite database for storing your data. I tried this on a Mac, but it's probably very similar for Windows.

  • OS X: Locate the file main.db in ~/Library/Application Support/Skype/profile-name
  • Windows: %appdata%, then /Roaming/Skype/profile-name

Open it in an SQlite browser of your choice. Run the query:

SELECT SUM(duration) FROM calls;

… and there you go. The result is in seconds. I can't seem to find a reliable query to differ between video calls and voice-only calls. The video_disabled field is always unused.

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