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Asked: 2026-06-08T09:40:35+00:00

I was exploring main.db file in Skype folder in Roaming folder ( %AppData% )

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I was exploring main.db file in Skype folder in Roaming folder (%AppData%) with SQLiteSpy. But Skype was on at that time. And somebody texted me and at that point I was reading data from Messages table. Then Skype crashed. I terminated Skype and copied Skype folder to desktop (like a backup). Closed SQLiteSpy with ignoring any changes and tried to sign in to my Skype account. But it failed. I deleted the Skype folder from %AppData% and now I have empty Skype. Only my contacts are saved, but no chat history. Also SQLiteSpy shows database disk image is malformed when I press the Analyze database from Execute tab.

I don’t know what to do. Skype can’t read main.db file but SQLiteSpy reads it perfectly, I can’t read my conversations…

Is it possible to recreate main.db file? Can I somehow get chat history back?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I fixed the database by clicking Vacuum database button in SQLiteSpy.

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