Skype just crashing

[w1z4rd]

or sudo rm -f /home/YOURUSERNAME/.Skype/shared.xml

I know its probably lost on most people but sudo sandwich was on my brain.

You dont need to sudo to delete stuff in your home directory but yeah, your command is an alternative

 

[Dianne Bayley]

Please help the technically incompetent . . . how do I get to C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Roaming\Skype?

 

[waynegohl]

I switched my wifes laptop on and skype was working how come it is working then whilst mine crashed?

 

[waynegohl]

Please help the technically incompetent . . . how do I get to C:\Users\[UserName]\AppData\Roaming\Skype?

you and me both. I cannot find that either.


I typed %appdata%\skype into my "run" section on the "start" button and found the "shared.xml" file and deleted it. and restarted skype and it works.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

For Ubuntu users:

#rm -rf /home/YOURUSERNAME/.Skype/shared.xml

what about rm -rf /dev/microsoft/* ?

 

[sand_man]

Been out the whole day and away from pc, get home to find Skype crashing, spent the last 30 minutes uninstalling, deleting all traces through regedit, reinstalling, downloading and installing earlier versions, disabling anti virus, disabling firewall and spyware programs, stopping various running process, configuring ports, rebooting router, rebooting pc, cleaning registry with ccleaner..... then I thought to look on myBB to see if there is a wider issue...!!!!! FFS!!!!

/note to self, check on myBB 1st, chekc on myBB 1st, check on myBB 1st, check on myBB 1st!!!!!!

 

[shaddowdragon]

Been out the whole day and away from pc, get home to find Skype crashing, spent the last 30 minutes uninstalling, deleting all traces through regedit, reinstalling, downloading and installing earlier versions, disabling anti virus, disabling firewall and spyware programs, stopping various running process, configuring ports, rebooting router, rebooting pc, cleaning registry with ccleaner..... then I thought to look on myBB to see if there is a wider issue...!!!!! FFS!!!!

/note to self, check on myBB 1st, chekc on myBB 1st, check on myBB 1st, check on myBB 1st!!!!!!

ROFL

 

[Arthur]

Been out the whole day and away from pc, get home to find Skype crashing, spent the last 30 minutes uninstalling, deleting all traces through regedit, reinstalling, downloading and installing earlier versions, disabling anti virus, disabling firewall and spyware programs, stopping various running process, configuring ports, rebooting router, rebooting pc, cleaning registry with ccleaner..... then I thought to look on myBB to see if there is a wider issue...!!!!! FFS!!!!

/note to self, check on myBB 1st, chekc on myBB 1st, check on myBB 1st, check on myBB 1st!!!!!!

Eina!
Skype technology/architecture is a house of cards, really. I don't think MS bought the technology. It's the customers and telco contacts they want. And the brand.

 

[dualmeister]

what about rm -rf /dev/microsoft/* ?

LOL