Why is a message on Skype not deleted? Brief instructions for deleting messages. How to delete messages on Skype
The question is often asked: how to delete messages on Skype? Such questions are actually asked for a reason, because it is not so easy to do. Skype has a bad habit of saving the entire message to its archive. From it you can get absolutely any correspondence and read all the information of interest. It’s good if you have nothing to hide, but sometimes you want your correspondence to be available only at a certain moment, and after that you can simply delete it. It won’t be very pleasant if you write a message, think that you deleted it, and soon someone will read it. We will tell you how to avoid such a fate in this article.
You have already learned that Skype permanently saves all messages. However, there are certain cases when it does not do this. For example, you have just started chatting with a person; this can be either a simple dialogue or a video call, and at this time you are writing in a general chat.
Brief instructions for deleting messages
As soon as your dialogue is completed, Skype will save everything. But, you have the option to delete all messages during a conversation. In this case, the messages are completely deleted and no one will be able to read them anymore.
How to delete a specific message detailed instructions:
Delete unread messages
It is best to delete messages as soon as you have written them and your interlocutor has read them. In this case, you guarantee yourself that it will not be saved on your computer. As you can see, everything is quite simple, you just need to make a decision quickly. If you did not have time to delete a specific message right away, you will have to delete the entire correspondence if it is important to you that no one reads it.
There is also a slightly different question: how to delete a sent message on Skype? Here the situation is a little different, and I want to please you right away, it is possible to do this, and it’s simple. Although, many people don’t even realize that they can just delete a sent message. In many programs and social networks it is simply impossible to do this; sent it means that it will definitely fall into the hands of the interlocutor. Skype stands out nicely in this regard.
And so, you can delete the message so that the interlocutor does not see it. Only for this you need to fulfill the main condition - the interlocutor must not read it. If he did this, the message will already remain with him.
How to delete an already sent message on Skype, procedure:
The process of deleting a sent email is incredibly simple. But, in any case, you shouldn’t hesitate; as soon as your interlocutor goes online and reads it, you won’t be able to delete anything else. And you will have to explain why and why you wrote this. And remember, “The word is not a sparrow, if it flies out, you can’t catch it.” On Skype, of course, the story is a little different, but only if you do it quickly.
Hi all! An acquaintance puzzled me today: how can I delete messages on Skype? To the question why? answered clearly: “MUST!” Well, it’s necessary, it’s necessary, let’s try to figure out what and where.
To understand how to delete messages in Skype, you need to understand how and where they are stored. In ICQ everything was simple, for example in QIP they were written in a regular text file, but for example on VKontakte they are stored on the servers of the social network. Skype works a little differently, but is more similar to the usual VK; messages are stored on its servers.
How to delete messages on Skype?
It is very easy to delete a message, but this is not always possible, but only for a limited time. If you wrote a letter to someone and you don’t want him to read it (you made the wrong window, for example), right-click on the message itself and select “Delete”. In this case, the message will be deleted not only from you, but also from the interlocutor. Instead of a letter, he will see the information “Message deleted”
If the message was written a long time ago, then there is no “Delete” button, but this does not mean that they cannot be destroyed. Unfortunately, there is one catch: you can’t delete a message separately, you can only completely clear the history. If you are satisfied with this, then go to the settings!
On the left side of the settings we find “Security Settings” and on the right select “Clear history”
We confirm our choice and wait for cleaning. I would like to note that messages are deleted from Skype servers. For example, you used the same account on your computer and laptop. If you clear the message history on your computer, then when you connect Skype on your laptop to the Internet, they will be deleted there too! It will be impossible to restore them!
Please note that only your messages will be deleted; your interlocutors’ messages will remain as they were.
Another small note. If you are in a chat, you can only delete your own messages, but the creator of the conversation can delete messages from any user who is in the chat!
P.S. Well, now you know how to delete messages on Skype... in fact, there is nothing complicated here, just in my opinion the implementation is a little inconvenient and not entirely logical. See you again 😉
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There are two ways to delete messages on Skype:
- Through the user communication window
- In Skype settings
The first method works only for messages from the last hour and only those belonging to you. Messages can be deleted one at a time. To delete, right-click on your name next to the message to be deleted or on the message itself and in the menu that opens, select (with the left mouse button) the “Delete” item. Your interlocutor’s messages should be deleted by him himself!
In the second method, messages are deleted for the entire period of storage of the correspondence. In the Skype menu, select "Tools - Settings...". A window with Skype settings will open. On the left, select “Security”, and then on the right side of the window, click on the “Clear history” button. All messages with all users will be deleted.
It should be remembered that messages on Skype are stored on its server and all manipulations with them take place there, so by deleting the history of correspondence on one message from yourself, you will also delete it from the person with whom you communicated. Completely clearing your history through Skype settings will not clear it from your interlocutor.
Attention! Deleted messages cannot be recovered.
Group communication
If correspondence between users on Skype is carried out in a created group, then each member of the group can delete their messages in the manner indicated above and, in addition, the creator of the group has the ability to delete, in addition to his own, messages from other members of the communication group.
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Hello friends. Today there will be a short, but nevertheless useful article on the technical aspects of the work of each Webmaster. Each of us (or each of us) uses the Skype software application, with which you can make free calls to absolutely any corner of the world, exchange instant text messages, organize chats, etc. But quite often there are times when users of this program mistakenly or in a hurry send a message to the wrong recipient, or first send some text, and then change their mind and want to delete it before the other interlocutor reads it.
In this article, I will tell you how to delete a message on Skype in a simple and accessible way for everyone.
So, imagine a situation where you mistakenly sent a letter to the wrong recipient and want to delete it.
To do this, you need to right-click on the selected message and select the menu item – Delete.
The message will be instantly deleted in your program window and you will see the following notification in the correspondence window.
It is important to know! The history of correspondence in Skype is stored on its own servers, so by deleting a separate message from yourself, you thereby delete the same message from your interlocutor. After this procedure, he will have the inscription - Message deleted!.
The above option for deleting an individual message is best used shortly after it is sent to the interlocutor. If the message was sent a long time ago, and you wanted to delete it, but when you call the context menu there is no option - Delete, then this method will not work.
But don't be upset, friends. In one of my previously published articles, I described in great detail how to delete a message on Skype from correspondence for an individual contact, as well as deleting the entire history of your messages. Therefore, go ahead and study this issue carefully.
Well, all the guys, as you can see, there is nothing complicated in the removal procedure, you just need to carefully follow the steps I described.
Now let's move on to the procedure for awarding the winners of the commentator competition for March 2016.