People use to say that an easy way to view your Skype photos was to use the “Snapshots Gallery”, which could be found under the View menu as you see below:īut guess what? The Snapshots Gallery is no longer available in Skype. How to Locate Your Skype Photos in Older Versions of Skype If you are on an iPhone or Android, the instructions for finding photos on Skype is located here. If you want to change the default download location for Skype photos, do so just below in the heading labelled “When I receive a file”. So let’s check that now.ĭirect from this Skype page, we have the directions in the photo below to ensure that your Skype settings are set to Auto-Download files:įiles will be automatically stored in the downloads directory. press Windows key+R then type: %userprofile%/downloads then hit Enterīoth of these methods will get you to the same place - the downloads directory where your Skype photos are hopefully stored.īut what if they are not there? Well, you may be using an old version of Skype (see below) or your settings in the new Skype are not set to automatically download.

Start > File Explorer > This PC > Downloads.

I am hearing the next question from some of you: “ How do I get to my downloads directory?” With Skype being updated with such frequency (I find this incredibly annoying!), the default location of your photos seems to be constantly changing.Ĭurrently, photos are automatically downloaded to your Downloads directory. Many people have asked us this question! We are not sure why Skype does not make it more clear where they put their photos on your computer.īut, whatever the reason, we know that they should because a lot of people keep asking us “ Where are my Skype Photos?”įortunately, we have the answer for you and it’s pretty simple, but it depends on what version of Skype you are using and whether you are on your desktop or phone. Skype Photo Location On Your Computer: Solution

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