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Or, least since I have been using this computer. Now, in the top right search box, you want to type *.jpg as you see in the photo below:Īnd, voila!, there were 57 photo files found and most of them were photos that I had sent and received through the years. Go back to the Skype directory as you did above by placing this in the search bar at the bottom: %appdata%\Skype\

I continued to look for my old Skype photos and found them! Here is what you want to do: Unfortunately, mine weren’t…as you see below: You will want to see if your old pictures are there. In that directory, you should see your Skype profile name (double-click) and then a pictures directory. If somehow you still have the old version of Skype (which is difficult because they seem to force upgrades), go ahead and use the Snapshots Gallery.īut most of us don’t have the Snapshots Gallery.įor the rest of us, to locate old photos on Skype, we want to place this in the search bar at the bottom: %appdata%\Skype\ People use to say that an easy way to view your Skype photos was to use the “Snapshots Gallery”, which could be found under the View menu as you see below:īut guess what? The Snapshots Gallery is no longer available in Skype. How to Locate Your Skype Photos in Older Versions of Skype If you are on an iPhone or Android, the instructions for finding photos on Skype is located here. If you want to change the default download location for Skype photos, do so just below in the heading labelled “When I receive a file”.

So let’s check that now.ĭirect from this Skype page, we have the directions in the photo below to ensure that your Skype settings are set to Auto-Download files:įiles will be automatically stored in the downloads directory.

press Windows key+R then type: %userprofile%/downloads then hit Enterīoth of these methods will get you to the same place - the downloads directory where your Skype photos are hopefully stored.īut what if they are not there? Well, you may be using an old version of Skype (see below) or your settings in the new Skype are not set to automatically download.

Start > File Explorer > This PC > Downloads.

I am hearing the next question from some of you: “ How do I get to my downloads directory?” With Skype being updated with such frequency (I find this incredibly annoying!), the default location of your photos seems to be constantly changing.Ĭurrently, photos are automatically downloaded to your Downloads directory. Many people have asked us this question! We are not sure why Skype does not make it more clear where they put their photos on your computer.īut, whatever the reason, we know that they should because a lot of people keep asking us “ Where are my Skype Photos?”įortunately, we have the answer for you and it’s pretty simple, but it depends on what version of Skype you are using and whether you are on your desktop or phone. Skype Photo Location On Your Computer: Solution