Q – I am using Yahoo application as well as Outlook client. Now, I decided to leave Yahoo so I want to save a backup of my important emails of Yahoo in Outlook client. Can anyone suggest me an effective method to backup Yahoo emails or to export Yahoo emails to MS Outlook? Thank you in advance.

Lisette

You can simply save your Yahoo emails backup to any desktop-based client like Outlook, Thunderbird and any other clients.

Felipina

Can you please tell me how can I export Yahoo emails to Outlook? I am using MS Outlook as my email client.

Sophronia

You can configure your Yahoo account to MS Outlook with few simple steps and access all your Yahoo account emails in Outlook within a very short time period.

Laverna

How do I configure Yahoo email in Outlook? Can you please elaborate the steps to configure Yahoo account to MS Outlook?

Catharine

Sure. Below are the steps to configure Yahoo account to MS Outlook –

  • Open Outlook email client
  • Go to File > Info > Add account
  • Select manual setup
  • Select POP or IMAP
  • Type your account details and Yahoo mail server information
  • Set my outgoing server settings
  • Set Internet Email settings
  • Click Finish
Caroline

I tried to follow the above steps but being a non-technical user, I am unable to understand the steps. Can you please tell me any other method that can simply export Yahoo emails to Outlook client?

Patricia

If you want a smooth and quick method, you can go for Softaken Yahoo Backup tool that is a rapid and simplified application to export Yahoo emails to PST and multiple formats. With this application, you can easily save your emails to PST format and later in import PST file into Outlook client.

Audrey

Thank you for the solution. With this tool, I have moved all my Yahoo emails to PST format. How can I import PST file to Outlook? Please explain the steps.

Janelle

Look at the steps to import PST file to Outlook application.

  • Go to File Menu > Open & Export
  • Select Import from another program or file
  • Select Outlook Data File (.pst)
  • Browse PST file
  • Choose a location where you want to place the PST file
  • Click Finish