Many dreamed that the process of communication on a PC was recorded automatically. These are both pleasant memories and an opportunity to prove your case. But, sometimes, there are times when it is better to delete the saved chat history. For example, when logging in from someone else's computer.
Necessary
Computer, Skype program
Instructions
Step 1
The Skype program saves on the computer the data of each subscriber who at least once entered the program using his username. The system creates a folder with files, where user settings and the entire history of events are saved: file transfer, calls made, SMS sending, chat, contact exchange and voice messages. The folder is named after the username it contains information about. Depending on the goals, you can delete the profile completely or just clear the communication history.
Step 2
Depending on the operating system installed, the path to the profile folder will be slightly different: Windows XP - C: Documents and Settings user_loginApplication DataSkypeuser_loginWindows 7 or Windows Vista - C: Usersuser_loginAppDataSkypeuser_loginYou can do something differently: click Start, select the "Run that opens" item, enter into the window % APPDATA% Skype and confirm with OK.
Step 3
So, the folder containing the profile data has been found. If the profile is deleted, the user will hide the traces of using the program, the username will also be deleted from the proposed list in the start window of the program and the entire history of events on the computer will be deleted. By the way, deleting the profile folder is useful if the files contained in it are damaged. In this situation, after logging into Skype, the program will automatically create a new folder with all the necessary data.
Step 4
To delete the history of correspondence, you need to take a few simple steps: • press the "Tools" button;
• in the menu that appears, select the "Settings" item;
• select the Chats and SMS item;
• sub-items appeared, among which you need to select "Chat settings";
• in the next column of the dialog box, click the "Open additional settings" button;
• in the window that appears, click "Clear history".
Step 5
It must be remembered that this will be a half measure if you need to remove all traces of being in the program. To completely delete it, you will have to destroy the folder with data on the local user profile. Before that, you should make sure that the username and password are available to the user.
