Although Yahoo isn’t as popular as Gmail or Outlook, many still use the company’s service to exchange personal and business emails. Yahoo pales compared to Gmail and Outlook’s AI features, integration with company apps, and other add-ons. Many have moved away from Yahoo due to security concerns, a lack of useful features, and growing ads on the platform. If you plan to move on from Yahoo, export your important emails on the desktop.
you may export all your Yahoo emails and import them to your preferred email provider, like Gmail or Outlook. If you use the Yahoo mobile app on yourtop budget Android phone, verify to ditch it in favor ofa capable third-party email app. Before we show you the steps to export Yahoo emails, let’s first understand the possible reasons behind the move.
Why should you back up your Yahoo emails?
Several factors can affect your Yahoo experience. It’s also recommended to take regular email backups to avoid data loss during security threats.
How to export Yahoo email
The Outlook email client on Windows offers the easiest way to export your Yahoo emails. It supports Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo email services, and IMAP accounts. However, the same isn’t available on the new Outlook app for Mac. First, you need to configure your Yahoo email account in the Outlook app and export messages to any location on your PC. Let’s check it in action.
If you use a third-party email client like Thunderbird, temporarily switch to Microsoft Outlook desktop.
Microsoft is working on a web-based Outlook app on Windows. The company aims to replace the Mail & Calendar and the legacy Outlook app with this one. It’s currently available in Preview. The steps below don’t apply to it.
ensure to remember this password. You must enter the same to complete authentication during the import process. You can use one of thetop password managersto store such confidential information.
Open File Explorer and check your .pst file format. You can’t double-click the data backup file and start reading messages. You need to import the same to your main email inbox.
How to import your Yahoo emails on Outlook or Gmail
You can easily import Yahoo emails to your existing email inbox. If you want to import your Yahoo emails to Gmail, set up your Gmail account in Microsoft Outlook for Windows. The steps remain identical to the section above (follow the first five sections to set up your Gmail account).
If you have hundreds of Yahoo emails to import, it may take a while before they appear on your email account.
What about third-party Yahoo Mail backup solutions?
There’s no shortage of third-party apps that offer the functionality to export your Yahoo emails. However, most Yahoo backup tools are paid solutions and may not work as expected. If you don’t prefer a time-consuming manual method, try these apps. But we advise using software with a money-back guarantee.
Keep your email messages safe
We recommend sticking with the Outlook Windows app to complete the export and import process. Did you completely move from Yahoo to Gmail on your Android phone? If you are new to the Gmail mobile experience, check ourbest tips for using Gmailto get started.
