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Backup Yahoo Mail to Local Drive Using Thunderbird.

Barry Alllen ~ Modified: June 14th, 2016 ~ ~ 1 Minute Reading

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  • June 14, 2016 at 4:41 am #2246 Score: 0
    Barry Alllen
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    Hi,

    I want to download and backup all my yahoo emails (inbox, sent and conversations) on my hard drive or computer and then close my account. Does anyone recommend the use of Thunderbird as a solution here?

    Thanks,
    Barry

    June 14, 2016 at 6:17 am #2249 Score: 0
    Dexter Morgan
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    38 pts

    Hi Barry,

    Yes.

    The simplest solution is to configure it for an IMAP account. You can move the messages from each yahoo folder to a corresponding folder in Local Folders using IMAP account. Either select messages and select the “message -> move to” command or drag and drop the messages. You can access all folders in IMAP account while in POP3 you can only access Inbox.

    Regards,
    Dexter

    June 14, 2016 at 10:49 am #2251 Score: 0
    Barry Alllen
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    25 pts

    Thanks for replying Dexter.

    I used automatic setup and it worked fine. I have now downloaded all emails Offline>Download/Sync. But my main objective is to download all emails and then close my account.

    What do I have to save in order to backup all emails and easily retrieve them for future use? And how do I use it in future?

    Thanks.
    Barry

    June 15, 2016 at 4:14 am #2258 Score: 0
    Dexter Morgan
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    38 pts

    Hi Barry,

    You should have exported the email folders and save them as mbox files using the ImportExportTools add-on, and use the add-on to import them later.
    That menu add-on should have already done export, storing the mbox files in the accounts local directory within the profile.
    Whatever you do don’t use the sync command in Offline>Download/Sync as that can delete messages in the downloaded folders.

    I would have just moved the contents of the yahoo account to Local Folders since you want to delete your yahoo account and you need to switch to working offline using file -> offline -> work offline to see offline folders.
    I would recommend you to import the downloaded folders to Local Folders using ImportExportTools add-on.

    But first, you should save the copy of the whole profile. Just to be on the safer side.
    That will open a windows explorer at your profile directory so that you know the right directory to backup.
    You may try this much and let me know if you face any problem.

    June 15, 2016 at 6:41 am #2259 Score: 0
    Barry Alllen
    Moderator
    25 pts

    Thank you Dexter, that was very helpful.

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