1. Open the Run command on your Windows desktop.
  2. Enter %appdata%\skype in the Run dialog.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Open the file with your Skype ID. Depending on the version of Skype, it could have other words/characters but it’ll be the only one that contains your ID.
  5. Copy the main.db file (might not have the .db suffix depending on your version) and move it to a safe location for storage.

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