Total removal of contact from skype

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2014-07
  • Poppie1

    I want to totally remove any reference to an old contact in skype. It currently is listed as "Contact Name is not in your contact list".

    The only options I have are to Block, or to Add to Contacts. I am on Windows XP and also Vista.

    I do not want to re-add the contact to then remove it.

    If I cannot do this from within the skype menu, is there a back-end way of totally removing the contact from the DB or Chat files on my local drive?

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  • metal gear solid

    How to hide(not remove) any contact from Skype list? I just want to hide the user from list don't want to remove contact of that user permanently.

    Same like "Never Show" option in gmail. I just want to hide any contacts temporary from in my skype, don't want to inform that user. and i don't want to remove contact permanently

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  • kajaco

    Here's a work-around (since no other answers have yet been posted): edit the user in question, putting a "Z" or "z" (depending on sort-order issues) in front of their name. Then that user goes to the bottom of the list. Change the size of the window so those users don't show (unless you have too many other users to fit; but at least the ones you don't want are now segregated to the end of the list).

  • Andrej Golcov

    You can enable contacts category (Skype menu | Contacts | Contacts categories | See all Contacts Category), create new category, let say "hidden" and move contacts you temporary don't want to see there.

    In Skype main window, select "Ungrouped" category to see all contacts except those you put in "hidden" category.

  • Dave Rook

    Found a complete solution to it. It's not a workaround.

    1) Install the Skype app on your mobile and block it from your mobile phone instead of blocking from your laptop.

    2) You'll now see that the contact is no longer in your Skype contact list. It's not removed, but blocked. So you need to worry. To re-enable it back/ to see them once again in your Skype, follow this instruction:

    Skype Options|Privacy|Blocked Contacts| Unblock

  • Joby Joseph

    Too late to answer this question. But it may help future users.

    In skype, Go to Contacts >> Contact List >> Create new list

    One can right click on profile names displayed on the left side of skype and add needed contacts to the new list. Then later on top of all profile names there is a small dropdown which shows all by default. Instead select the list name from there.