Skype for Business Online is the cloud-based version of Skype for Business Server and is part of the Office 365 cloud service. Mar 07, 2020 I have been invited to a Lync/Skype for business meeting and I can not join it from my Mac for a number of reasons. I am using mac OS Catalina 10.15.3. The screenshots are from Chrome, but I have also tried with Firefox, same results. The first attempt includes installing 2skype for. Keyboard shortcuts in Skype for Business for Mac. Keyboard shortcuts in Lync for Mac 2011. Keyboard shortcuts in Skype for Business for Mac. You can perform tasks efficiently in Skype for Business on Mac by using the following keyboard shortcuts. If you have Lync for Mac 2011 installed on the same Mac device, Lync for Mac might have changed the configuration. Recommend that you reinstall Skype for Business on Mac. Can't search Skype directory. Skype for Business on Mac users can't search the Skype directory, although you've enabled this functionality for your organization.
This article describes how to do a clean uninstallation of Microsoft Lync for Mac 2011. Problems downloading microsoft office for mac.
To cleanly uninstall Lync for Mac 2011, follow these steps:
Note
You may be able to avoid uninstalling Lync for Mac 2011 if you create a new profile on the Mac. If you contact Microsoft technical support, you may be asked to create the new profile as a troubleshooting step. If the issue is resolved by creating the new profile, it will be determined that the issue was caused by a corrupted profile.
Log on to your computer by using administrative credentials.
Exit Lync if it's running.
Drag the Lync application to the Trash.
To remove your existing Lync preferences, delete the following files:
Users/username/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.Lync.plist
Users/username/Library/Preferences/ByHost/MicrosoftLyncRegistrationDB.xxxx.plist
Users/username/Library/Logs/Microsoft-Lync-x.log
Note This file is present only if you turned on Lync Logging.
Users/username/Library/Logs/Microsoft-Lync.log
To remove all Lync files from your computer, delete the following folders in the Users/username/Documents/Microsoft User Data folder:
Note
If you delete the Microsoft Lync History folder, you delete all conversations that are saved in the Conversation History.
In the Applications/Utilities folder, open Keychain Access.
See the following table for more information about the path locations that are used in Lync for Mac 2011.
Folder path | Description |
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Users/Home Folder/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Microsoft Lync Data | Contains information about the users who have logged into Lync for Mac 2011 on this user account. |
Users/Home Folder/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Microsoft Lync History | Contains conversation history for the user currently logged in. |
Users/Home Folder/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.Lync.plist | Contains application preferences for Lync. |
Users/Home Folder/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.Lync | Contains server names and endpoints from previous connections to Lync servers. |
To view the Lync for Mac 2011 deployment guide, go to the following Microsoft website: Lync for Mac 2011 Deployment Guide.
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