The disk is full on Skype

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It can happen that Skype suddenly displays the error message "Disk full". Then nothing works anymore and you have to try to fix the problem. You can find out how to do it the easiest in the following steps.

If Skype doesn't start anymore

  • ... and the error message "Disk full" appears, you don't know how to fix the problem at first. You can try to fix the problem by restarting the computer, with a lot of luck the error message will disappear by itself and everything will continue as usual.
  • It is also possible that you accidentally recorded the last conversations; recorded conversations are saved directly on the hard drive by Skype. You should therefore make sure that the hard drive still has enough space.
  • It is also possible that the hard drive is defective, it is best to check the hard drive as follows to be careful:
  1. Press the Start button.
  2. Then go to Run.
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  3. Then type in the following code: cmd
  4. Confirm the process with Okay.
  5. Then type in the following code: chkdsk / f / r
  6. Then follow the instructions on the screen.

Error message "Disk full" does not go away

It is also possible that Skype has problems with file sharing programs from time to time. The safest and easiest way to do this is to perform a complete cleanup, which works as follows:

  1. Uninstall Skype and all file sharing programs.
  2. At the command prompt, enter: chkdsk / f / r
  3. Answer the following note with y.
  4. Then restart the computer.
  5. And install the latest version of Skype.

Disk still full - manually delete Skype history

If you still have the same problem with Skype, there is another option to manually clear the Skype history. To do this, however, you need to uninstall Skype and, in order to make the computer faster and a bit more secure, you should load TuneUP and the CCleaner.

  1. Quit Skype.
  2. When Skype has finished, click Start.
  3. Then choose Run.
  4. Enter the following combination:% appdata%
  5. Confirm the process with OK.
  6. Find and delete the Skype folder. SkypPM must also be deleted.
  7. When everything has been done, the best thing to do is to download TuneUp Utilities 2011 - a free trial version can be found in Internet.
  8. Install, then run through the registry and then restart the computer.
  9. Then, if not already there, load the CCleaner and run it through the regestrie as well.
  10. Restart the computer and reinstall Skype.
  11. Restart Skype and enter login details again.

If you follow these steps exactly, the problem should be resolved and Skype will run again without the annoying "Disk full" error message.

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