I replaced my old XP computer with a new Vista Ultimate one.
I used the Vista function “Transfer Files and Settings” but the Skype files and settings were not transferred. How can I do this manually?
Thanks,
Anadin

I replaced my old XP computer with a new Vista Ultimate one.
I used the Vista function “Transfer Files and Settings” but the Skype files and settings were not transferred. How can I do this manually?
Thanks,
Anadin

On the old computer: in the bar of Windows Explorer type "%AppData%\Skype\" and the Skype folders and files will be displayed no matter that they are usually hidden. There should be a folder named as your Skype name and outside the folder there should be a "Shared"XML document and on some cases there also could be a "shared" LCK file. Burn these files and the folder that has the same name as your Skype name (if there were other users on that computer using Skype also burn the other folders which names are actually Skype names. Don't forget to burn the files outside the folder/s) to a disc.
On the new computer before actually installing Skype "tell" the installer not to run Skype after the installation. Install Skype... . Vista might be different from XP but try to locate and place the files you burned to C:\Documents and Settings\computer user name\Application Data\Skype. If there is a Skype folder it should be empty (if there isn't a Skype Folder create one). Place the files exactly as they were placed on the old PC without touching them("Shared"XML outside of the Skype name folder/s and along with it outside place "shared" LCK if you had such a file in the first place). Launch Skype!
Everything has to be OK if Vista is not so different from XP. Try. It might help but if it doesn't then sorry I'm an XP user. This usually does the job on XP
Good luck and report back!

This post has been edited by Калин: Sat Jun 9 2007, 14:36

On the old computer: in the bar of Windows Explorer type "%AppData%\Skype\" and the Skype folders and files will be displayed no matter that they are usually hidden. There should be a folder named as your Skype name and outside the folder there should be a "Shared"XML document and on some cases there also could be a "shared" LCK file. Burn these files and the folder that has the same name as your Skype name (if there were other users on that computer using Skype also burn the other folders which names are actually Skype names. Don't forget to burn the files outside the folder/s) to a disc.
On the new computer before actually installing Skype "tell" the installer not to run Skype after the installation. Install Skype... . Vista might be different from XP but try to locate and place the files you burned to C:\Documents and Settings\computer user name\Application Data\Skype. If there is a Skype folder it should be empty (if there isn't a Skype Folder create one). Place the files exactly as they were placed on the old PC without touching them("Shared"XML outside of the Skype name folder/s and along with it outside place "shared" LCK if you had such a file in the first place). Launch Skype!
Everything has to be OK if Vista is not so different from XP. Try. It might help but if it doesn't then sorry I'm a XP user. This usually does the job on XP
Good luck and report back!

Thank you very much Calin, it worked! You're great! Anadin

Thank you very much Calin, it worked! You're great! Anadin

You're very welcome!



Tip: My name is spelled "Kalin" but it's not that much important.

People, tell me please, as i understood skype locate history local on PC, but sometime when i use skype on another computer i may see may history for those time when i chat another computer. Who can explain me this? Sometime skype get history only local by PC, sometime skype get it from the server. Help me, please!

People, tell me please, as i understood skype locate history local on PC, but sometime when i use skype on another computer i may see may history for those time when i chat another computer. Who can explain me this? Sometime skype get history only local by PC, sometime skype get it from the server. Help me, please!

Maybe this could answer your question ->http://forum.skype.com/index.php?s=&sh...st&p=394307
I hope you find it useful.
Regards!

Калин, thanks man!

On the old computer: in the bar of Windows Explorer type "%AppData%\Skype\" and the Skype folders and files will be displayed no matter that they are usually hidden. There should be a folder named as your Skype name and outside the folder there should be a "Shared"XML document and on some cases there also could be a "shared" LCK file. Burn these files and the folder that has the same name as your Skype name (if there were other users on that computer using Skype also burn the other folders which names are actually Skype names. Don't forget to burn the files outside the folder/s) to a disc.
On the new computer before actually installing Skype "tell" the installer not to run Skype after the installation. Install Skype... . Vista might be different from XP but try to locate and place the files you burned to C:\Documents and Settings\computer user name\Application Data\Skype. If there is a Skype folder it should be empty (if there isn't a Skype Folder create one). Place the files exactly as they were placed on the old PC without touching them("Shared"XML outside of the Skype name folder/s and along with it outside place "shared" LCK if you had such a file in the first place). Launch Skype!
Everything has to be OK if Vista is not so different from XP. Try. It might help but if it doesn't then sorry I'm an XP user. This usually does the job on XP
Good luck and report back!

Vista has not more so call "document and settings......." how can i restore. please suggest. thanks!

On the old computer: in the bar of Windows Explorer type "%AppData%\Skype\" and the Skype folders and files will be displayed no matter that they are usually hidden. There should be a folder named as your Skype name and outside the folder there should be a "Shared"XML document and on some cases there also could be a "shared" LCK file. Burn these files and the folder that has the same name as your Skype name (if there were other users on that computer using Skype also burn the other folders which names are actually Skype names. Don't forget to burn the files outside the folder/s) to a disc.
On the new computer before actually installing Skype "tell" the installer not to run Skype after the installation. Install Skype... . Vista might be different from XP but try to locate and place the files you burned to C:\Documents and Settings\computer user name\Application Data\Skype. If there is a Skype folder it should be empty (if there isn't a Skype Folder create one). Place the files exactly as they were placed on the old PC without touching them("Shared"XML outside of the Skype name folder/s and along with it outside place "shared" LCK if you had such a file in the first place). Launch Skype!
Everything has to be OK if Vista is not so different from XP. Try. It might help but if it doesn't then sorry I'm an XP user. This usually does the job on XP
Good luck and report back!

Vista don't have "documents and settings\...." so other any suggestion to restore?

This post has been edited by sam.law: Thu Nov 1 2007, 04:01

On both XP and Vista you can get to the correct directory by using the name %AppData%

This avoids the difference in directory structure, and it eliminates the need to play around with hidden file and folder settings.

Good luck.

On both XP and Vista you can get to the correct directory by using the name %AppData%

This avoids the difference in directory structure, and it eliminates the need to play around with hidden file and folder settings.

Good luck.

Thanks for the information. in XP i found the chat history is in .dbb while in Vista is in xml format so even i put the skype directory to vista still can't access.. any idea. Thanks!

Someone who knows a lot more about Skype chat than me will have to answer that one, sorry.

Thanks for the information. in XP i found the chat history is in .dbb while in Vista is in xml format so even i put the skype directory to vista still can't access.. any idea. Thanks!

You must transfer the WHOLE Skype folder.
How to find, see above.
You cannot just transfer the chat files.
Your "new" config file, you get with installing Skype, will not be able to find them
(In config.xml you will find the pointers to those chat files)
It is nearly impossible to edit them correctly.

So please move the whole Skype folder

Andrew

This post has been edited by SpeedyAndrew: Thu Nov 1 2007, 15:53

Hi Kalin,

Your post is really helpful, I tried it and it works. But I faced some problem initially as I didn't know the exact location where the 'Skype' folder and it's content should be copied to on my Vista system, but I managed to locate it at below:

Computer > C: > Users > xxxxx > AppData > Roaming >

Note: xxxxx is your Vista login ID

Hope the above helps.

Cheers
Jeffrey

It works!

As Jeffrey Tang wrote the place where to copy the Skype directory in Vista is
Computer > C: > Users > xxxxx > AppData > Roaming >

xxxxx is your username

As Jamie Watson wrote you can locate the directory by opening Computer and typing %AppData%

Thank you Калин

Hi all,

I've just tried it and it worked for me also. I want to add just one note for those who have Windows Vista configured to a non-english language. The folder "users" is replaced by the translation of that word in the installed language (in my case, "usuários").

The rest is exactly the same as said in the topics above.

Another note: I had already used the new installation to chat by Skype and I couldn't merge the old and new yet. I'll try to understand the folder naming logic inside the the "chatsync" directory to figure it out.