Skype

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Skype

This plugin allows you to explore the Skype data such as account info, contacts, calls, etc.

 

NOTE: This plugin is only available for Microsoft backups.

 

The data in the Skype plugin is divided into the following categories:

Account Info: information about the user's Skype account

Contacts: information about the user's contacts

Calls: information about the user's calls

Messages: information about the user's messages

Attachments: information about attachments

 

NOTE: If attachments (except Pictures) are sent more than 30 days ago, they will be deleted from MS server and will not be available for viewing in EPV. All other data types will be available regardless of the terms of their storage. More detailed information about terms of data storage can be found here https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA34893/how-long-are-files-and-data-available-in-skype  

 

For Account Info, the following information is displayed:

Login

Name

About Me

Mood

Birthday

Gender

Mobile Phone

Home Phone

Office Phone

City

Country

State

Emails

 

Skype_Account_Info

 

 

For Contacts, the following information is displayed:

Avatar (To view the avatar, click the clip0064 icon. To save the avatar, click the save icon)

Login

Display name

Name

About me

Mood

Company

Birthday

Creation time

Gender

Job title

Mobile phone

Office phone

Home phone

City

Country

State

Is blocked

Is favorite

 

Skype_Contacts

 

 

For Calls, the following information is displayed:

Start Time

End Time

Duration

Chat Name

Sender

Type

Status

 

Skype_Calls

 

 

For Messages, the following information is displayed:

 

Date

Attachment (To view the attachment, click the clip0064 icon. To save the attachment, click the save icon)

Sender

Content

Message Type

Chat Name

Bookmarked

Edit Time

Removal Time

 

 

For Attachments, the following information is displayed:

 

Date

File name (To view the file, click the clip0064 icon. To save the file, click the save icon)

Type

Size

Sender

Chat Name

Attachment path

 

NOTE: If attachments (except Pictures) are sent more than 30 days ago, they will be deleted from MS server and will not be available for viewing in EPV. In this case only attachments metadata, such as date, size, file name, sender, and chat name will be available for viewing.

 

Searching and Filtering

 

To perform searches in Skype, enter the search request in the search field and press Enter. The search results will be highlighted in yellow. The number of search results will be displayed in the search field.

 

To filter out the Skype data, open the Filter pane by clicking the filter2 icon on the left.

 

Enable filtering by switching the On/Off toggle, and define the filtering options:

Dates: filters contacts, calls, messages, and attachments by the date range

Call type: filters calls by type (Incoming or Outgoing)

Message type: filters messages by type (Attachment, Call, Call Recording, Card, Contact, Flik Message, Location, Poll, Scheduled Call, or Text)

Attachment type: filters attachments by type (Audio, File, Mojis, Picture, SWIFT, Sticker, or Video)

Call status: filters calls by status (Accepted, Declined, or Missed)

Show only favorite contacts

Show only blocked contacts

Show only edited messages

Show only deleted messages

Show only bookmarked messages