How to find Skype main.db in Ubuntu?

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i have the following configuration

Please could you better explain as I don't what `i have used following configration Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Skype 5.0.1.1` means in this situation! — George Udosen, Jul 17 '17 at 08:10
@George I don't no about other things, can you give me idea on that, what other informaltion you need to solve issue. — chudasamachirag, Jul 17 '17 at 08:49
Thanks @Rinzwind but still i could not found any db file of Skype. not even .Skype directory. — chudasamachirag, Jul 17 '17 at 10:14
If there is no main.db does that not also imply your chat history is not stored on your machine? Knowing Microsoft they'd like to store that info on their servers. — Rinzwind, Jul 17 '17 at 10:18
@Rinzwind you may be right! but those things are not working as per this site saying http://www.skypebrowser.com/ — chudasamachirag, Jul 17 '17 at 10:29
The `~/.Skype` folder is for the old version of the Skype client, isn't it? — Gunnar Hjalmarsson, Jul 17 '17 at 18:15
@gunner may be you are right. So how can I do make search on chat history. There should be some in file ? Do you have any idea about this — chudasamachirag, Jul 17 '17 at 19:04
Thanks all of you. New version 8.30.0.50 of Skype have a search function over all chat — chudasamachirag, Sep 19 '18 at 06:03

score 7 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 23 '19 at 21:49

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You will find everything inside /home/{user_name}/.config/skypeforlinux/ directory on Ubuntu 16.04. Let me know if it helps.

edited Apr 23 '19 at 21:49

grooveplex

answered Dec 31 '17 at 16:30

Suman Kr. Nath

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 21 '19 at 13:47

I found it in

home/snap/skype/common/.config/skypeforlinux/skylib/live#{skypeusername}

inside this you will see main.db

my system is ubuntu 18.04 and skype version is 8.34, Hope it will help someone

** please make sure hidden files are visible otherwise you will not see .config folder

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 24 '19 at 09:36

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Config folders are usually hidden in ubuntu, The skype folder is hidden. You need to enable showing them.

Open nautilus (File Manager), press ctrl+h, you will be able to see hidden files/folders. Go to the folder with the name .Skype.

main.db in the below path should have what you are looking for:

.Skype/<;skype_account_id>

ex: .Skype/chudasamachirag

You can view this file in a sqlite application, such as SQLiteStudio. (Select Database> Add a database, and give the path of this main.db file)

edited Apr 24 '19 at 09:36

Daniele Santi

answered Sep 04 '17 at 13:48

bub

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Did you check this with skype 5 and ubuntu 16.04 or higher? And in case you wonder why I ask: see comments. – Rinzwind Sep 04 '17 at 14:17

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