I want to remove what Skype identifies as "Tell you friends what you are feeling . . . ." One person on the Skype community said I could rename a file, but he thought I was on a PC. I am using OS10.7.4, and Skype is functioning OK.

One person on the Skype community suggested:


Re: disable mood history

17-09-2011 02:04


Actually it is possible to delete your own mood message updates but it requires an unsupported ”fix”.


You need to delete the keyval.db database file. In order to be on the safe side, it’s best just to rename this file, so you can always get it back if something went wrong.


You can find this file by entering %appdata%\skype in the Start Run/Search box. This will open the Skype User folder. Locate there the folder with your Skype Account name and the keyval.db file will be there. You must stop Skype from running on your computer before deleting/renaming this file. Next time you start Skype a new version of this file will be recreated and all mood message updates will be removed from the home page.


However, this guy didn't know I was on a Mac. I phoned Apple to see if they could show me how to get into the Skype file apparently on my computer, and they couldn't find it.


Anyone out there have any ideas? It doesn't seem as if I have any Skype files on my computer. If I need to make file changes via "the terminal," can someone tell me how to do this?


Gretchen


Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Jun 13, 2012 7:10 PM

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Jan 4, 2017 2:40 AM in response to granadarascal

There is indeed a file called keyval.db.

Before you change anything quit Skype first.

The file is located in: /Users/%current_user_name%/Library/Application Support/Skype/%Skype_User%/keyval.db
You can rename this file, or drag it into the trash.

Close the finder window and start Skype again.
keyval.db will be rebuilt when you start Skype.

If all is okay, you can empty your trash.

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