Click Ctrl and the trash icon, and select Empty Trash. Move all of the results returned to the trash. Open Finder and search for “Skype” using the search feature in Mac OS X. Open /Library/Preferences and drag to the trash. Important: If you’d like to keep your chat and call history, skip this step. To find your home folder, open Finder and, from the menu bar, select Go Home. Open your Applications folder and drag your copy of Skype to the trash. To completely uninstall, and then reinstall Skype for Mac. Here’s how: Step 1 Remove all of the current skype files from your computer. The new version of Skype doesn’t work and I had accepted that fact until out of desperation I discovered that with some simple modications it is possible to run an older version of Skype on your older Mac. I have a Powerbook G4, running OSX 10.5.8 on on PowerPC processor. It's free and easy to download and use, and works with most computers. The only problem is that Skype is no longer working on Macs with anything other than OS X 10.6 – 10.8.Ībout Skype for Mac Skype is a little program for making free calls over the internet to anyone else who also has Skype. Running on the old powerfull version 2.8 that now is back to run on any MAC any OS starting from 10.4 and up Skype running on a Powerbook G4 PPC with OSX 10.5.8 If, like me, you are not in a position to afford a newer Mac and are quite happy with the one you have.

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