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So I'm curious how much time I spent on Skype video chatting so far. I can't go through my history and check that because I unfortunately need to delete history since some people are too nosy.

So question is simple: does Skype count how much you've used video call so far?

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Skype uses an SQlite database for storing your data. I tried this on a Mac, but it's probably very similar for Windows.

  • OS X: Locate the file main.db in ~/Library/Application Support/Skype/profile-name
  • Windows: %appdata%, then /Roaming/Skype/profile-name

Open it in an SQlite browser of your choice. Run the query:

SELECT SUM(duration) FROM calls;

… and there you go. The result is in seconds. I can't seem to find a reliable query to differ between video calls and voice-only calls. The video_disabled field is always unused.

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Thanks! Except what is that, hours or minutes? – Bojan Kogoj Nov 3 '11 at 19:46
@BojanK It's very likely measured in seconds. I actually found another Skype log viewer for Windows that might help you as well. – slhck Nov 3 '11 at 19:49
But check this out: i.imgur.com/1sxTr.jpg this.. well I don't think I've spent on Skype THAT much! – Bojan Kogoj Nov 3 '11 at 20:03
@BojanK I re-checked. The Videos table seems to be unreliable. I was only able to find my video calls in Calls. Maybe make a cross-check with the Skype Log Viewer. – slhck Nov 3 '11 at 20:15
But that's just normal calls. Maybe the video calls is counted twice, from each person. Timestamps are doubled it seems. Skype log viewer is useless, no video calls there. – Bojan Kogoj Nov 3 '11 at 20:23
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