- In the Search box on the Toolbar type Run.
- Click Run in the search options.
- Type or paste the following in the run dialogue box: %localappdata%\Packages\Microsoft.SkypeApp_kzf8qxf38zg5c\LocalState.
- Click OK to open the location. Note: You can also browse to the folder path in File Explorer.
- In the File Explorer window, open the folder with your Skype username.
- Select the file main.db.
- In the toolbar on top click Copy to.
- Select a location to take a backup of the file.