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How to delete a Skype Name from the login screen

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amerkit

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A lot of people used skype on my mac with different user names. So i would like to delete all this Skype names from the login screen. How I do that?
 
Check on your user library for any skype file.

Or uninstall it and reinstall it, your account info is stored online so you will not loose your saved contacts.
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Many Thanks from Germany @ McGiord :)
I just found it here: User/Local User Name/Library/Application Support/Skype/.
Right there every logged user name has his own folder. Delete the folder with the desired username and restart skype :)
 
amerkit said:
Many Thanks from Germany @ McGiord :)
I just found it here: User/Local User Name/Library/Application Support/Skype/.
Right there every logged user name has his own folder. Delete the folder with the desired username and restart skype :)
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Thanks, now this is a helpful answer!
Note to users: uninstalling/re-installing Skype did not work for me, but the above did.
 
Didn't work for me

I went to my user name, found library and application support then identified the name in the list there in Finder ... sent it to Trash and emptied trash but the name still shows up in my drop down list when I open Skype

More ideas for doing this on Mac OSX? Thanks
 
Dale Collie said:
I went to my user name, found library and application support then identified the name in the list there in Finder ... sent it to Trash and emptied trash but the name still shows up in my drop down list when I open Skype

More ideas for doing this on Mac OSX? Thanks
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HI,
I just now joined this forum, hoping that I could find some answers to questions that I have in trying to make sense of my new Mac.
I haven't been able to figure out how to delete a Skype user name from my pulldown menu at login, either.
I'm a bit technologically challenged- but would just love it if someone could give some simple(?) instructions on how I could do this. Thanks so much!
 
help

for anyone who cant find the file u have to go to the drive hd thing on desktop then users/mac/library/application support/skype then the accounts u want to delete :) hope that helps
 
new problem

hello,

i seem to have a new problem. i was initially able to follow the previous instructions and delete all the user names. i have attempted to do this again but this time i cannot find skype in the library folder.

what has happened? how can i delete users?

please help.

thank you
 
delete user names

i have had this problem for a long time and i finally figured it out. the way to do it is go into your mac hd on your desktop. After you do this you click on your user name. You then click on library, from there a long list will show up. Click onto application support and another list will show. click onto skype and simply delete the name or names you no longer want on the log in list. hope this helps
 
Further Help

I've deleted user names in the past using the method above, but now when I visit my Application Support there are no longer folders attached to the Skype Application for me to delete.

I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Skype, and even created a new user name to remove all of my friends login info and Skype still opens with all of my friends usernames attached to my account. I'm really frustrated - can someone please advise? Thanks
 
MacNCheese79 said:
I've deleted user names in the past using the method above, but now when I visit my Application Support there are no longer folders attached to the Skype Application for me to delete.

I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Skype, and even created a new user name to remove all of my friends login info and Skype still opens with all of my friends usernames attached to my account. I'm really frustrated - can someone please advise? Thanks
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I was having the same problem and later found out how simple it was by just looking around in my hard drive.

Simply go to your "Finder" - then click on your account. From there, click "Library" - "Application Support" - "Skype". You can now open the Skype folder and delete the folders for each user name you no longer use or want to see in your Skype dropdown menu. Restart Skype and you're ready to chat.

Hope this helps! :apple:
 
crlineg1603 said:
I was having the same problem and later found out how simple it was by just looking around in my hard drive.

Simply go to your "Finder" - then click on your account. From there, click "Library" - "Application Support" - "Skype". You can now open the Skype folder and delete the folders for each user name you no longer use or want to see in your Skype dropdown menu. Restart Skype and you're ready to chat.

Hope this helps! :apple:
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I have used that method before, but my issue remains: Now, there is NO Skype folder in Application Support. I'm completely stumped.
 
go to users/'mac_user_name_'/library/application support/skype.
Each skype name (skype user) has its own folder.
Go to the skype name folder you want to hide and remove file 'config.xml'
This way you'll keep the chat history but the skype name won't be visible on the list next time when you open the skype.
 
elie.fares said:
I can't find Skype in the Application support folder.
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I had the same problem too, i hope this helps.
I made the mistake of clicking on, macintosh hd/library/application support and not being able to find skype.

you need to go to macintosh hd/users/'mac_user_name_'/library/application support/skype.

I could not find library on my user so after a bit of hunting found that a mac update had somehow hidden the file. i followed this: http://www.pressbyte.com/4504/fix-os-1071-hidden-library-folder/

The folder is now back and application support is in there with the skype folder.

Dont know if this is any help to you but i thought id let you know

Tom
 
thank u

abadi93 said:
for anyone who cant find the file u have to go to the drive hd thing on desktop then users/mac/library/application support/skype then the accounts u want to delete :) hope that helps
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many thank's u help me to delete it:)
 
tombuck4 said:
I had the same problem too, i hope this helps.
I made the mistake of clicking on, macintosh hd/library/application support and not being able to find skype.

you need to go to macintosh hd/users/'mac_user_name_'/library/application support/skype.

I could not find library on my user so after a bit of hunting found that a mac update had somehow hidden the file. i followed this: http://www.pressbyte.com/4504/fix-os-1071-hidden-library-folder/

The folder is now back and application support is in there with the skype folder.

Dont know if this is any help to you but i thought id let you know

Tom
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Thanks Tom... I also had the same issue. After a lot of hunting around (with the same info over and over that didn't help!) your post sorted me out. I'm on Mac OS X 10.7.2 and the problem still exists.

Thanks for your help - it's appreciated!

Garry, Melbourne
 
some of id need to delete

amerkit said:
A lot of people used skype on my mac with different user names. So i would like to delete all this Skype names from the login screen. How I do that?
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in my lap most f the people using skype some of the user name i wnts 2 remove from tht pge hw cn i?
 
Here is another easy way to reveal Library!

Open New Finder Window =>
make sure your user name is selected =>
Click Go in the top menu =>
Press and hold the “alt” key =>
then click Library which will now be showing and you can click on it.

All the best.
 
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