Where does skype store downloaded files

Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Is there a way - other than downloading each picture - that these photo images can be stored on dropbox - rather than staying in SKYPE's messages? We will take note of your suggestions or feedback and will send to our developer team for Skype's system and features improvement.

I downloaded an APK sent by a friend. I can open and install it from inside the Skype application. But I can't delete it to free up storage, and can't move it to somewhere logical like the downloads folder so I can find it later instead of trying to scroll through a myriad of old chats to hunt for it.

I'd like to know where its stored so I can save, store, move, send with any app , or delete it like any other file. When downloading pics, videos and other files, where are they going to be stored? I couldn't find them in the download file. Skype Android. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Being one of the most popular video call programs, it has over 20 million active daily users and, to date, has had over 1 billion downloads worldwide.

Since then, Skype has become integrated into many of Microsoft's products, perhaps the largest integration is its promotion to a native app in Windows 10, which means it now comes pre-installed when you install Windows. The folder that Skype downloads shared files to varies based on the version of Skype you're running, and your operating system. You can check to find your folder by clicking the ellipsis in the top left of your Skype window and clicking Settings :.

Once in your settings, go to the Messaging tab, and you can find the name of the folder your files will go into under "When I receive a file":. In Windows 10 app store versions of Skype your files will, by default in most cases , go into the following folder:.

Newer versions of Skype on Mac will save your received files to the Downloads folder, but older verions will store them at the following path:. Skype Skype Received Files Folder. 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. With Skype being updated with such frequency I find this incredibly annoying! Both of these methods will get you to the same place — the downloads directory where your Skype photos are hopefully stored.

But 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.

Direct from this Skype page, we have the directions in the photo below to ensure that your Skype settings are set to Auto-Download files:. If you are on an iPhone or Android, the instructions for finding photos on Skype is located here.

But guess what? The Snapshots Gallery is no longer available in Skype. 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.