How to Copy Skype Contacts to Another Account

Copy your Skype contacts to another account instead of adding them individually.

One of the most frustrating and time-consuming aspects of switching to a new Skype account can be adding all of your old contacts to the new account. Searching for and adding each contact individually is impractical if you have more than a few contacts. Even importing contacts from your email accounts can be time-consuming, especially if you use more than one email account. Instead of going through this process, copy your Skype contacts from your current account to your new account.

Instructions

1. Open Skype. Log in to the Skype account that has the contacts you wish to copy to your new account.

2. Click "Contacts" then "Advanced" then "Backup Contacts to File." Enter your desired name for this file and then select the location to which you want to save the file. Click "Save."

3. Click "Skype" then "Sign Out" to sign out of this account and return to the log-in screen. Log in using the account to which you wish to copy your contacts.

4. Click "Contacts" then "Advanced" then "Restore Contacts from File." Locate the file you created with a back-up of your contacts. Click this file, and then click "Open." This copies the contacts from your previous Skype account to this account.

Tips & Warnings

• Your contacts must accept your new Skype account as a contact before you can begin chatting with them.

Resources

• Skype: Support