Skype: Backup Your Contacts

Contributed by shamanstears July 12, 2007  
Tagged: Instant messaging

Since your Contacts play in important role in the functionality of Skype, it only makes since to back them up. That way, if disaster strikes, you simply restore the contacts and you’re off and going.

1. Open and login to Skype.

2. Click Tools, mouseover Advanced and select Back up Contacts to File.

3. Browse to the directory where you want the backup file saved.

4. Click Save.

Now copy your backup file to another drive or maybe even a thumbdrive so that if you operating system needs to be reloaded, you still have your backup. To restore Contacts from the backup file,

1. Open and login to Skype.

2. Click Tools, mouseover Advanced and select Restore Contacts from File.

3. Browse to the directory containing the backup file.

4. Select the file and click Open.