
Tap Account & Profile and then Close your account. Whether you've been affected by a compromised Skype account or not, you may want to take a minute to sign out of your account and pick a stronger password. Go to Settings by tapping the Gear icon on the top right corner. There are tons of great services like LastPass, DashLane, 1Password and others that will not only help you keep track of your passwords, but also randomly generate secure passwords for you to use. It's never a bad time to think about your password strength, and how you are managing your passwords. Click link and reset your password with a stronger password.Enter your email address and wait for email to be sent.Click on the "Problems signing in?" link.If you are signed into the Skype app you will want to sign out from the Settings menu.Thankfully, whether you're sitting in front of your Mac, or happen to be on the go with only an iPhone or iPad handy, the process is actually quite simple. Under Go in the Menu bar > hold down the Option key and you’ll see the Library.Skype has been facing a bit of trouble with people gaining unauthorized access to others accounts recently, so it's always a good thing to know how to reset your password from wherever you may be. To unhide: Select the Finder in the Dock. The User's Library folder is hidden by default. It's possible the Skype preference file in your User's Library**/Preferences folder is corrupt. Open Skype and enter the password in your account. If any problems are found run again to verify all repaired.While you are in the Keychain run Keychain First Aid,Ĭhoose Keychain Access > Keychain First Aid. This worked fine for me on the latest version just now. If you select, Sign me in when Skype starts it automatically stores the password and logs you in the next time.

If you are on the latest version of Skype, it supports sign-in using Skype Name or Microsoft account. The Keychain isn't smart and will keep all old entries when you add/change a password. By clicking Sign me in when Skype starts. Open Keychain Access in Applications/Utilitiesĭelete all entries.
