

Instead, your local settings are located under this path: %appdata%\Microsoft\Skype for Desktop. If you’re running the latest Skype version, keep in mind that your data is no longer stored locally in the %appdata%\Skype folder. As a result, the old chat history is not available locally. However, if there’s no main.db file on your computer, this means you never used Skype 7.X versions on your current machine.

Your Skype chat history is stored in this file. Then locate the main.db file in the folder.Locate the folder that’s named after your Skype Name.Type %appdata%\Skype into the Windows Search bar and press Enter.

Note: This method works only if you’re running Skype Classic 7 or you once used this app version on your machine. All you need to do is hit the Download button and you’ll get your Skype chat history on your computer.
