Skype camera keeps crashing and making Skype force quit itself

i have this problem with my macbook pro Mid 2012 13 inch every time i Skype and turn on the camera it works for a short time then goes off and like 1 min later my Skype crashes. i don't know what to do about it ! thanks


i'm running Mavericks

MacBook Pro

Posted on Apr 13, 2014 4:27 PM

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Apr 13, 2014 4:41 PM in response to Arthur96

Although you say "every time I .... turn on the camera" I will assume. you are using the built-in camera which turns on automatically. If that is not the case, and you are using a separate camera, please ignore this post.


Try this:


1. Turn Skype off.

2. Click anywhere on the desktop, hold the option key down and click Go in the menu bar.

3. In the Go menu drop down, select Library.

4. In the Library folder look for Preferences, and open that folder.

5. Find the file: com.skype.skype.plist and trash it.


Now try Skype.

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