Guide: What Happens When You Delete Your Skype Account
Skype is arguably one of the best video calling apps out there. If you’re no longer using Skype, perhaps because you’ve found a better alternative to video calling, you may want to delete your account. But what happens when you do that? What are the consequences of deleting a Skype account? Should you delete it or not? If you’re considering switching to a new app, that’s fine. However, you need to know what happens to a Skype account you don’t use or if you just delete it completely. We answer your questions in the sections below.
Delete a Skype account
Well, it is not possible to delete a Skype account. And this is because your Skype account is not a standalone service. You only need one Google account to access most Google services. So you cannot delete your Gmail account without deleting/deactivating your Google account. Yes, the same logic applies to Skype. Skype is one of the many services and products you can access when opening a Microsoft account. And just as you cannot use Skype without owning a Microsoft account, you cannot delete your Skype account without deleting your Microsoft account.
Any consequences of removing Skype
In reality, deleting your Skype account technically means deleting your Microsoft account. And when you do this (delete Skype / Microsoft account), consequently, you will lose access to other services (Outlook, Hotmail, OneDrive, etc.) connected with the same email to your Microsoft account. In addition, you will also lose any saved data, files, unused credits and subscriptions (e.g. Xbox gaming subscriptions) that you have on any of these Microsoft services.
How to Delete your Skype account
We’ll walk you through the process of deleting your Skype account so you can get a clearer picture of how it’s going, the intricacies involved and decide whether to proceed with the account deletion.
You can delete your Skype account directly from the Skype apps for Android, iOS and PC. You can also delete the account on the web by visiting your browser’s Microsoft Account Close page. Go to the Close Microsoft account page. Note: You may be asked to sign in to your Microsoft account in your browser if you haven’t signed in before. To put your Skype account on its mobile and PC app, just tap the profile picture icon and go to Settings> Account & Profile> Close your account.
After that, you will need to provide your account credentials, confirm and agree to the terms of account closure, tell Microsoft why you are deleting your account, and finally tap ‘Mark account for closure’ button
Can you recover a deleted Skype account?
Yes, that’s possible. When you complete your account deletion process, you will see that Microsoft does not exactly delete your account – at least not immediately. Instead, Microsoft marks your account for closure and deletion 60 days after submitting the request. This 60-day waiting period gives you plenty of time to undo the action if you change your mind. You can also use this period to recover your data (e.g. Skype messages and chats) before it is permanently deleted from Microsoft’s database. If you’ve changed your mind before the 60-day waiting period has passed, simply sign in to your Microsoft account, go to the ‘Close your account’ section, and cancel the account closure request. Note: You CAN NOT recover your Skype account and your Microsoft account if you do not cancel your account closure request within 60 days.
What will happen to your profile
As mentioned earlier, your Skype account will not be deleted until 60 days after you request to close your account. During the 60-day waiting period, your contacts and the public can still view your profile in the Skype search list, but they will not be able to communicate (text or call) you. If you’d rather keep your Skype profile hidden from the public before Microsoft permanently deletes it, you can do that through your account settings. Keep in mind that it only prevents your profile from appearing when people search for it. Step 1: Launch the Skype settings menu on your mobile or PC app. Step 2: Select contacts.
Step 3: Then select Privacy.
Step 4: Tap the ‘Show in search results’ option to turn off public visibility for your Skype account.
What happens to your files and chat
Your entire chat and files that you have shared (as well as the files that have been shared with you) on Skype will be permanently erased when Microsoft deletes your account. You no longer have access to old chats, files and conversations. Fortunately, you can export and back up your chats and files before deleting your Skype account. Follow the steps below to download a copy of your Skype chat history and files. Step 1: Log into your Skype account in a web browser. Step 2: Scroll to the bottom of the Skype homepage and tap ‘Export files and chat history’.
Step 3: Choose what to export: chat history / conversation, files or both.
Step 4: Finally, tap on the ‘Submit Request’ button
Step 5: You should get a prompt that your export is being prepared. Tap Continue to continue.
Step 6: Reload the page and your Skype chat history should now be available for download.
You can also export your Skype contacts before deleting your account. If you want to delete your account, we recommend that you export it. You may need them later; You never can tell. You should also remember that if Microsoft permanently deletes your Skype contacts (in addition to other account information) 60 days after submitting your account closure request, there is no way to get it back. On the backside up your Skype contact, log into your account via a web browser, scroll to the bottom of the page and select the option ‘Export contacts (.csv)’. Your contact list is automatically downloaded to your device.
Delete or not
If you no longer need / use Skype, do not delete it. Deleting your Skype account translates to deleting your Microsoft account. If and when you do, you will no longer be able to access all of Microsoft’s services and the data you have stored on those services will be deleted. There is simply too much to lose. If you no longer need Skype, you can make some changes to your account settings instead. For example, you can change your email address or change your account status from Active to Invisible. That way people will no longer be able to find you on Skype. The next up: Skype versus Skype Lite? What are the differences? Which is the better video calling app for Android? Read the article below to find out.
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