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caprice1965
Posts: 1
Registered: ‎13-09-2011

Recovering old text messages

I recently had to reformat my laptop and basically wiped it clean because of a virus. I have re-installed Skype but can't retrieve my old text messages. These are valuable messages. Any ideas on what to do?

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driftsmoke87
Posts: 5
Registered: ‎13-09-2011

Re: Recovering old text messages

idk i need help of my own i wanna create my own post how do i do that!!

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TheUberOverLord
Posts: 12,499
Registered: ‎27-06-2011

Re: Recovering old text messages


caprice1965 wrote:

I recently had to reformat my laptop and basically wiped it clean because of a virus. I have re-installed Skype but can't retrieve my old text messages. These are valuable messages. Any ideas on what to do?


In your case your 1 to 1 chat  history for messages sent/received on that system is not recoverable. Any multi-chats/group chats will sync over time, but may only re-sync for messages sent/received in the last 30 days or last 200 messages.

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saio1984
Posts: 2
Registered: ‎20-09-2011

Re: Recovering old text messages

how i can get back all already delete old messages

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TheUberOverLord
Posts: 12,499
Registered: ‎27-06-2011

Re: Recovering old text messages


saio1984 wrote:

how i can get back all already delete old messages



Currently, that's not possible if the chat messages have been deleted and no other device/computer still contains those chat messages.

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saio1984
Posts: 2
Registered: ‎20-09-2011

Re: Recovering old text messages

if i just want to recovering back only one people all before old message can or not coz this people very imported to me no need all people in my contat list i just want find one people

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TheUberOverLord
Posts: 12,499
Registered: ‎27-06-2011

Re: Recovering old text messages


saio1984 wrote:

if i just want to recovering back only one people all before old message can or not coz this people very imported to me no need all people in my contat list i just want find one people



If the messages have been deleted and are not also already stored on another computer/device and the chats were 1 to 1 chats, only 2 people in them, this is not possible.

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