Skype Backup
Note: XML-based plug-ins are temporarily unavailable in the latest version, Handy Backup 7.0.13 (released on December 15, 2011). We are planning to add this feature in several weeks - and if you need it right now, we recommend that you use version 6.9.7 instead.
Skype is one of the most popular IP telephony, video conferencing and instant messaging software that offers free calls between users. It is cross-platform and is available for both Windows, Mac OS and Linux systems. The new Skype Backup plug-in was designed to back up Skype data, through the use of the common Handy Backup GUI.
Program versions: tested with Skype 3.8 and 4.0
Will be backed up: user preferences, message and call history, contacts, passwords, plugins
Author: Handy Backup team
Release Date: August 07, 2009
Download Skype Backup plug-in - ZIP file, 467 bytes
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How to Back up Skype with Handy Backup
There are several important aspects of the implementation of the Skype Backup plug-in that you need to keep in mind for successful backup and restore:
- In order to back up/restore Skype data, the program’s user interface must be closed and the process itself must be killed.
- In order to back up Skype plugins, its Plugin Manager (process name skypePM.exe) must not run.
- To restore Skype plugins, make sure that Plugin Manager has been run at least once on your system (important if you want to restore data above a freshly installed Skype).
- Skype’s Protectedstorage is encrypted with a key that is interlinked with local machine and local user settings, so it can’t be read and restored to a different PC or under a different user account.
What to Back Up
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MySQL backup - simple, comprehensive backup of the MySQL database tables
ODBC Database Backup - back up any ODBC compatible databases including MySQL, Oracle, FoxPro, Interbase, MSSQL, DB2, MS Access, Postgre SQL etc.
Where to Back Up
Backup to DVD-R - record your backups to DVD-R with our in-built DVD burning tool
Backup to CD-R - record your backups to CD-R using data encryption and compression with one click
Backup USB - back up your data to any USB connected device such as USB flash key
Backup to FTP - transfer your backups to remote FTP server for more data security
Backup from FTP - back up data stored on a remote FTP server to your local computer or any removable storage medium
How to Back Up
Backup with ZIP compression - backup with 10 levels of Zip compression saves storage space
DVD backup verification - makes sure your data are restorable from DVD copy you made
Synchronizing files and folders - one click synchronization of files and folders across multiple locations including remote FTP servers
Who uses Handy Backup?
