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2 instances of Skype running on a Mac
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Make a copy of Skype:

  1. Open Finder.
  2. In the sidebar, click Macintosh HD > Applications.
  3. Click Skype to select it.
  4. Press Cmd+C, then Cmd+V to copy and paste Skype.
  5. Skype copy appears.

Change the bundle identifier in the Info.plist file:

  1. Right-click the copy of Skype and select Show Package Contents.
  2. Click the folder named Contents, then open the Info.plist file.
  3. In the Info.plist file, locate the bundle identifier setting, com.skype.skype and change it to com.yourname.skype (for example: com.jason.skype).
  4. Go to File > Save, and then close the file.
  5. Change the data path used by Skype for storing data files:
  6. Open Terminal (Go to Finder and in the Search field, enter Terminal).
  7. In the Terminal window, enter the command: defaults write <new bundle identifier > DataPath <"path to a new data directory">

For example: defaults write com.jason.skype DataPath "~Library/Application\ Support/Skype copy"

Source - http://community.skype.com/t5/Mac/How-to-create-two-instances-of-Skype-on-the-Desktop/td-p/128

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jwswj commented Dec 3, 2013

This isn't working with Mavericks :(

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