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+# How to export Skype data
+
+'define expected-reading 3 min
+'define created 03 October 2021
+'define edited 03 October 2021
+[$pagenav]
+
+:contents
+.numbered
+1. [url #downloading-files Downloading files]
+2. [url #viewing-your-export-official-tool Viewing your export - Official Tool]
+3. [url #viewing-your-export-artemveremienko-fork Viewing your export - ArtemVeremienko Fork]
+
+
+Skype has always allowed to export your chat history (and files), but it's not as straight forward as it should.
+Continue reading for the required steps on doing it.
+
+## Downloading files
+
+:numbered
+1. Open [url https://secure.skype.com/en/data-export secure.skype.com/en/data-export]
+ .p
+ .bulleted
+ - You could be asked to sign in.
+ After signing in you'll need to *[open the link again]*, since you would be redirected to the wrong place.
+
+2. After opening the link you should be greeted by something like this.
+ Check the two checkboxes next to =[Conversations]= and =[Files]= *[(pointed to by the red arrows)]*.
+
+ .p [image ./img/initial-screen.png ]
+
+3. Press =[Submit request]=.
+ After being greeted by this screen, press =[Continue]=.
+
+ .p [image ./img/export-prepared.png ]
+
+ .bulleted
+ - You should now see an =[Available exports]= section near the top of the page.
+ The status will be =[Pending]=.
+ .p [image ./img/available-exports.png ]
+
+5. Reload the page after a bit of time. When your export is ready, you'll find a =[Download]= button next to it, click it.
+
+ .p [image ./img/download-button.png ]
+
+
+Your export will be downloaded as a `[.tar]` archive file.
+You'll need an archiver utility to extract the files, something like [url https://www.rarlab.com/download.htm WinRAR] or [url https://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip] *[(I personally recommend 7-Zip, it is completely free (no need to worry about your [url https://youtu.be/fTgZRVVr3_Y infinite trial]) and works faster)]*.
+
+## Viewing your export - Official Tool
+
+:numbered
+1. Extract your archive
+
+2. Open the [url https://go.skype.com/skype-parser Skype Parser Download], which will prompt you to save `[skype-parser.zip]`
+
+3. Extract `[skype-parser.zip]`
+
+4. Inside the `[skype-parser]` folder, open `[index.html]` (it might be named just `[index]`). You'll be greeted by this page in your browser:
+ .p [image ./img/default-skype-parser-index.png ]
+
+5. Click the `[Choose File]` option and select the `[messages.json]` (it might be named just `[messages]`) file from your export.
+ .p [image ./img/choose-file.png ]
+
+6. Press the `[Load]` button right below, and you're done.
+ On the left side you have your conversations, and when opening one, your messages will be displayed to the right (just like in Skype itself)
+ .p [image ./img/archived-conversations-skype-default.png ]
+
+
+There is only one issue with this method - the official tool is somewhat broken.
+Images and links are shown as formatting codes, but you can't actually look at them as you would in Skype itself.
+
+The fix is using an alternative to the official tool.
+
+## Viewing your export - ArtemVeremienko Fork
+
+[url https://github.com/ArtemVeremienko ArtemVeremienko] is a GitHub user that took the official parser and fixed it.
+Their source code can be found over at [url https://github.com/ArtemVeremienko/skype-parser github.com/ArtemVeremienko/skype-parser].
+
+:numbered
+1. Go to the [url https://github.com/ArtemVeremienko/skype-parser/releases/latest latest release of his skype-parser] and download `[skype-parser.zip]`
+
+ .p [image ./img/github-skype-parser-download.png ]
+
+2. Extract all of the files.
+ They'll be in the same folder as the `[skype-parser.zip]` file, so find the `[index.html]` file and open it.
+
+3. Continue from step 5 onward of the [url #viewing-your-export-official-tool Viewing your export - Official Tool] section