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Skype is a chat software that allows you to converse with friends or family. It also serves as a powerful tool for effective work communication with colleagues and partners. However, it would be unfortunate if your conversations were exposed to malicious individuals. So, how can you protect yourself and your conversation partners? The latest Skype message deletion method that Mytour will explain below will help you secure information and save memory space on your device.
Guidelines for Deleting Chat History on Skype
1. Instances Where Deleting Skype Chat History is Essential
- Conversations containing sensitive information that you prefer not to retain.
- Lengthy conversations you have no desire to revisit.
- Chat logs take a significant time to load, prompting deletion.
- Personal preference dictates deletion.
2. Deleting Entire Chat History with a Specific Individual
Step 1: Access the list of conversations.
Firstly, on the Skype interface, navigate to the Chats tab. Here, you'll find a list of conversations you've had.
Step 2:
Next, locate and click on the specific conversation you wish to delete. Right-click on the conversation. Skype will then present you with 5 options.
Add to favorites - Add to favorites list
View profile - Access profile details
Mark as unread/ Mark as read - Toggle read status
Hide conversation - Conceal chat
Delete conversation - Erase chat history
Left-click to select Delete conversation. All messages exchanged between you and this person will be completely removed.
+, How to delete messages on the latest Skype version 8.4
Step 1: Choose the message to delete in the chat window
Similar to Step 1 in the previous section, locate the conversation you want to delete and right-click. The conversation content window will appear, pay attention when hovering over any message, an icon will appear as shown below. Right-click on the message you wish to delete.
Step 2: Execute single or batch deletion of old messages on Skype
Once you right-click on a message, Skype will present you with 6 options featuring different functionalities.
Edit: You can modify the content of the message you've sent;
Copy: Duplicate your own or the recipient's message content;
Quote: You quote the content of your own or the recipient's message;
Forward: You quote and send the selected message content to another person;
Select messenger: Choose one or multiple messages for batch processing
Remove: Take a message out of the conversation.
3. Delete a message within the conversation
If you only want to delete a single message, choose Remove.
4. Delete old messages in bulk on Skype
You can repeatedly perform the Remove action to delete multiple messages, but this method is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Fortunately, Skype has provided a feature to make this task easier for users.
After right-clicking on the icon next to the message, select Select messenger. Then, you can tick multiple messages at once. Next, click Remove.
Note: In the latest version of Skype, the software only supports deleting chat history and old messages in your account. This means that these contents still appear normally on the recipient's device.
Here are simple instructions on how to delete messages on the latest version of Skype. These methods of deleting messages on Skype can be performed on both computers and mobile devices. If you still have questions while deleting messages or chat history on Skype, feel free to leave a comment below for Mytour's advice!
