Backup Yahoo Mail to Local Drive Using Thunderbird.

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, rnBarryrn

Thanks for replying Dexter. nnI 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. nnWhat 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? nnThanks. nBarry

Hi Barry, nnYou 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. nThat menu add-on should have already done export, storing the MBOX files in the accounts local directory within the profile. nWhatever you do don't use the sync command in Offline> Download/Sync as that can delete messages in the downloaded folders. nnI 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. nI would recommend you to import the downloaded folders to Local Folders using ImportExportTools add-on. nnBut first, you should save the copy of the whole profile. Just to be on the safer side. nThat will open a windows explorer at your profile directory so that you know the right directory to backup. nYou may try this much and let me know if you face any problem.

Thank you Dexter, that was very helpful.