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How to Backup Yahoo Email Folders?

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Leena Taylor Paul   
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Summary: You can backup Yahoo Mail folders using a dedicated Yahoo email backup tool. The tool connects to your Yahoo account via IMAP and saves all emails from selected folders to local formats like PST, EML, MBOX, or PDF. All folders including Inbox, Sent, Drafts, and custom folders are supported. No emails are deleted from Yahoo during the backup.

Yahoo Mail does not provide a native option to backup all emails at once. A dedicated backup tool gives you a complete, reliable local copy of all your Yahoo Mail folders.

Yahoo backup tool

Manually, you wouldn’t have the option of backing up all your Yahoo Mail folders together. But with this 4n6 EmailBakup software you can accomplish this task very easily. This software is developed to facilitate a comprehensive solution to your email related problems.

  • Backup all your Yahoo Mail folders such as Inbox, Outbox, Sent, Drafts, and newly created folder in various file formats, making it easy for your convenience.
  • Save your Yahoo Mail folders to some other email account
  • Backup Yahoo Mail Folders to Your Destination Path
  • Give you permission to view your emails before saving
  • Keep your emails in the original format before, after and during backup. No file manipulation.
  • Supports all Windows platforms
  • Allow to use filters before backing up folders.

To make your work more enjoyable and flexible, this 4n6 EmailBakup application gives you easy steps to download all your Yahoo Mail folders to your hard drive and save all your email folders to some other account. With this Yahoo backup tool you can do the job in few clicks, take a look below.

Simple steps to back up your Yahoo Mail folders

  1. Download Email Backup Software on your Windows platform
  2. Install and run the Yahoo backup tool
    Yahoo backup tool
  3. Now go to open tab and click on add account
    add account
  4. Enter your Yahoo Mail address and password with IMAP server (imap.mail.yahoo.com)
    address and password

    Attention, please – If you are failed to add account in software then, make sure IMAP and less secure settings should be enabled. Is software showing an error message “Failed to add account. Please provide IMAP server information”? Click Here.

  5. The tool will start loading your Yahoo account data and will display on the left panel showing checkbox before every folder
    Yahoo account
  6. Now go to export tab and select the desired file format to save the Yahoo folders
    export tab
  7. Select the folders to save them locally
  8. Browse the destination to save the files on your desired location
  9. At last, click on the save button
  10. The process will start to back up the selected folders, you can see the status on the tool screen, and press the completion popup after the process is complete.
  11. By the above steps you can save your Yahoo folders locally on your pc. If you want to backup Yahoo Mail folders to some other cloud based account, here are the steps.

Process to backup Yahoo Mail folders to other account

Tip: We recommend that you use the demo version of the tool; you can save certain emails locally and to another account with this demo edition. This trial version helps you a lot to know this tool and its functionality.

  • Follow the previous steps to add your Yahoo mail account on the tool
    add your Yahoo mail account
  • Once the Yahoo mail folders are displayed on the tool’s screen
    Yahoo mail folders
  • Go to export tab and select Email services
    Email services
  • Select the check box; enter your back up email address and password. Finally, click on the save button.
    save button

This process will save your folders to your desired email account. You can check the folders after the process is finished. You can choose any process to back up your Yahoo Mail, whether to save it locally or to some other email account.

Enquire about: If you face any difficulty while running the application or when backing up the emails locally or to other account you can ask us any time. We have 24*7 helpline to fix your problem and to give you hassle free experience.

Conclusion

This article provides a complete solution on how to back up Yahoo Mail folders. It is not possible to back up the entire folder at once manually. So the workaround which is 4n6 EmailBakup helps to get the job done and allows you to save all folders at once.

Common Errors When Backing Up Yahoo Mail Folders

  • IMAP authentication fails: Yahoo requires an app-specific password for third-party IMAP access. Go to Yahoo Account Security and generate an app password to use in your backup tool.
  • Only the Inbox is backed up: Set your backup tool to include all folders. Select Sent, Drafts, Bulk Mail, Trash, and any custom folders you have created in Yahoo Mail.
  • Backup stops partway through large mailboxes: Yahoo throttles IMAP connections for large downloads. Use incremental backup mode so the tool resumes from the last saved email on the next run.
  • Backed-up emails have incorrect timestamps: Verify your backup tool’s timezone settings match your Yahoo account’s configured timezone to ensure accurate email timestamps.
FAQ: Backing Up Yahoo Mail Folders

  • Can I backup all Yahoo Mail folders at once? Yes. A backup tool lets you select all folders so the entire Yahoo mailbox is backed up in a single run.
  • What formats can I save Yahoo Mail folders in? Common formats include PST, EML, MBOX, PDF, MSG, and HTML depending on the backup tool you use.
  • Will the backup delete emails from my Yahoo account? No. The tool only downloads copies. Your original Yahoo emails remain on the Yahoo servers.
  • Can I restore backed-up Yahoo emails to another account? Yes. If you save in PST or EML format, you can import those emails into Outlook, Gmail, or another email client.
  • Can I schedule automatic backups of my Yahoo Mail folders? Some tools offer scheduled backup so your Yahoo emails are backed up regularly without manual intervention.

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