If you've lost access to your Skype profile and want to view or recover messages, you don't have to try to sign in to your account. All of your account data is stored in a folder on your system drive.
It is necessary
SkypeLogView software
Instructions
Step 1
You can view messages using the program, as well as manually, because the location of these files is user-definable. By default, the credentials are located in the C: Documents and Settings / _Application DataSkype_user_folder / _account_name (for Windows XP) and C: Users / _AppDataSkype_user_folder / _account_name (for Windows Vista and Seven systems).
Step 2
If you do not quite understand how to navigate through the hard disk directories, it is recommended to use the following method. Click the Start menu and open the Run applet. In the blank field, enter the command% APPDATA% Skype and click OK or press Enter.
Step 3
Another way to extract the information you want is to use the free SkypeLogView utility. To download it, click the following link https://www.skypetips.ru/files/skypelogview.zip. The big advantage of this program is not only reading private messages, but also exporting them to documents of almost any text format (text, html, csv and xml).
Step 4
After unpacking the contents of the archive, run the file with the exe extension. In the open program window, click the "File" top menu and select the "Select folder with logs" command. Then specify the path to your profile on your hard drive.
Step 5
To customize the exported formats, you need to go to the "Options" menu and select the data that you prefer to save. Then select the required lines, right-click and select the Save Selected Items item or press the Ctrl + S keyboard shortcut. Enter the file name and click the "Save" button.
Step 6
Now you just need to find this file on your hard drive and view the chat history in a more convenient form.
