Keeping backup history after reinstalling Yosemite

Can I reinstall (clean) Yosemite and keep my backup history?

Have you tried making a backup of your main.db file then try viewing it with Skype log viewer or Sqlite database viewer?
http://nirsoft.net/utils/skype_log_view.html
http://sqlitebrowser.org/
https://suurjaak.github.io/Skyperious/
If the data is there you should be able to read it.  If there is some corruption in the database file you can try using Skyperious to see if it can repair it or join it with another empty database file (cleared history).  In any case you may want to backup your %appdata%/Skype folder before attempting such things. 
If you have root access to your phone you could also try backing up that main.db file or possibly transplanting that information over to your desktop if the data is missing by replacing the current file or using Skyperious to merge the old data.  Remember when you perform clean installs of your OS your Skype history does not go with you.  It would be best to retrieve that main.db file from before you reloaded the OS via a planned backup.  What could be happening is the data could be attempting to sync from your phone but eventually only pulls/limits the information from the cloud (up to 30 days).

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