Is there a way to access Skype IM logs?

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eternalmatt picture eternalmatt · May 27, 2010 · Viewed 43.9k times · Source

I tried looking in C:\Users[name]\AppData\Roaming\Skype and I found a folder called "chatsync" with some mysterious folders with files ending in .dat. I'm almost certain that these are the chat logs but I don't know a way to properly open these files (notepad shows gibberish mixed with English words). I'm not trying to do sleuthing, just a project for my girlfriend.

So more importantly: how can I read Skype's .dat files properly?

Answer

Roman picture Roman · May 28, 2012

There is a new, awesome app Skyperious; Skyperious can:

  • open local Skype SQLite databases and look at their contents:
  • search across all messages and contacts
  • browse, filter and export chat histories, see chat statistics
  • view any database table and and export their data
  • change, add or delete data in any table
  • execute direct SQL queries

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