How to Back Up Skype Chat Logs

USB flash drives provide large amounts of portable storage in a small package.

The Skype communications program is popular with computer users who like to chat "face to face" over the Internet through video chat. However, Skype also includes other features such as instant messaging text communications. If you use Skype instant messaging for business or other purposes and would like to keep a record of text chat sessions for future reference, use the Windows Explorer "Copy" feature to back up chat sessions.

Things You'll Need

• USB drive
• Microsoft Windows 7 computer

Instructions

1. Click the "Start" button on the Windows 7 taskbar and click "Computer." Double-click on the "C:" drive and then navigate to the "\Users\login_account_username\AppData\Roaming" directory, except replace "login_account_username" with the name of the account used to log in to the computer.

2. Right-click on the "Skype" directory that is located in the "Roaming" window and click "Copy."

3. Plug a USB drive into an open USB port on the computer.

4. Click the "Start" button on the Windows 7 taskbar and click "Computer," and then double-click on the USB drive icon located in the "Computer" window that appears.

5. Right-click on empty space in the USB drive windows that opens, and click "Paste" in the drop-down menu. A copy of the files will be placed on the USB drive as backup.

References

• Skype Support: How Do I Backup My Configuration And Instant Message History?