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March 22, 2015 - 4:05pm
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shadowlmd
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Skype Portable is unable to temporarily place files ..

Hello. I recently started getting this warning message every time I start Skype app:

Skype Portable is unable to temporarily place files in LOCALAPPDATA (C:\Users\User\AppData\Local). You may see a blank login screen and be unable to log in or you may see the old style Skype login screen which permits logging in with Skype Names but not Microsoft Accounts.

I checked C:\Users\User\AppData\Local folder, it's ole, I can write to it. Actually there was a Skype folder. I deleted it but it didn't help, I'm still getting this warning message. I tried rebooting PC as well. Deleting SkypePortable and reinstalling app doesn't help as well.

I am using Skype 7.2.0.103 via Platform 12.0.5 under Windows 8.1 64-bit.

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March 22, 2015 - 4:16pm
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I found the code which shows

I found the code which shows this message:

CopyFiles /SILENT $EXEDIR\App\Skype\Apps\*.* $LOCALAPPDATA\Skype\Apps ; $(LSTR_7)$LOCALAPPDATA\Skype\Apps ; "Copy to "
IfFileExists $LOCALAPPDATA\Skype\Apps\login\*.* label_110
MessageBox MB_OK|MB_ICONEXCLAMATION "Skype Portable is unable to temporarily place files in LOCALAPPDATA ($LOCALAPPDATA). You may see a blank login screen and be unable to log in or you may see the old style Skype login screen which permits logging in with Skype Names but not Microsoft Accounts."

Looks like it tries to copy something from Skype\Apps fonder which is empty, that's why I'm getting this error. Since after complete reinstalling this folder is still empty, I consider this is a bug in Skype Portable package.

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March 22, 2015 - 5:47pm
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I'm getting the same message:

I'm getting the same message: "Skype Portable is unable to temporarily place..."

Skype appears normal after dismissing the message. But then I am permanently logged in and use Skype>quit to exit the application. In other words I never see a login- screen anyway.

Hugh

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March 22, 2015 - 7:53pm
John T. Haller
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Varies By Release

It varies by release whether Skype needs to be able to access that folder to place the files in order for the login screen to work. The current release it uses the files within login.cab directly within the Skype directory instead of needing to extract them out. A few versions back, it needed access to that folder to work. And the publisher has switched back and forth how it works for some reason.

As the current release doesn't need it, you can ignore the message and just use the app. It will only appear on locked down PCs.

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March 26, 2015 - 4:38am
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Workaround

Hello!
When Portable Skype stars it create a login folder and two files (login.md5, login.js) to this location:
c:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Skype\Apps\...
At the end of the "exit" process it remove the whole Skype folder from the Local.
The newly started client create the folder again and the code part - what shadowlmd has found - try to copy everything from $EXEDIR\App\Skype\Apps\*.* to this path. After the copying the next "IfFileExists" code drop the error message.
As a WORKAROUND I created the empty "login" folder and copied the "login.js" file to this path:
d:\...\PortableApps\SkypePortable\App\Skype\Apps\
These objects will be copied to the ...\Local\Skype\Apps\... at the start and the message doesn't come again.
It is possible that enough to create just the "login" folder...
Robesz is waiting for your feedbacks!
(Skype 7.2.0.103 + Win 7 64)

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March 28, 2015 - 12:22pm
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works fine that way!

works fine that way! Smile

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April 5, 2015 - 7:26am
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Thx, this does the job.

Thx, this does the job.

Michael.

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March 26, 2015 - 8:42am
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Not working

it is not downloading the skype. it is giving server error (503)

Simha

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March 26, 2015 - 10:34am
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Blocked

That means you are blocked from downloading Skype in your current location and is a separate issue from this.

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