{"id":16854,"date":"2021-07-22T15:47:41","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T10:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-751090-2973267.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=16854"},"modified":"2021-07-22T15:47:47","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T10:17:47","slug":"how-to-archive-yahoo-mail-locally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.a1articles.org\/how-to-archive-yahoo-mail-locally\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Archive Yahoo Mail Locally"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Are you looking to archive Yahoo Mail locally?<\/em><\/p>\n

If yes, then you have come to the right platform!<\/p>\n

Yahoo is a web mail which had been popular amongst many people. However, Yahoo Mail had experienced many ups and downs few years back.<\/p>\n

In September 2016, Yahoo email account of around 500 million users were compromised. Yahoo also revealed that in the subsequent years nearly 1 billion users email account was hacked.<\/p>\n

Such situations have prompted the Yahoo Mail users to switch to other email platform which is more secure and safe.
The sudden and unsolicited actions of unauthorized users can cause harm to email account of the users. Thus, it becomes evident to take the backup of the Yahoo emails such that it can be accessed in other email account. Also, it can be safeguarded so that if the email account is hacked then the users have a backup of it.<\/p>\n

Also Read:\u00a0<\/strong>How to Import OST file into Yahoo<\/a><\/p>\n

Methods to Archive Yahoo Mails Locally<\/h2>\n

There are possibly two methods in order to archive Yahoo Mails locally:<\/p>\n

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  1. Manual Method<\/li>\n
  2. Automated Method<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Manual Archiving Emails From Yahoo Account<\/h3>\n

    The users can opt for manual method which is available free of cost and just requires human effort. Here, the manual method is \u2018Export Using Microsoft Outlook\u2019.
    Before starting with the backup, firstly you need to generate app password for a third party app.<\/p>\n

    The following are the steps to prepare Yahoo Mail account before it is configured into Outlook account for exporting emails locally:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    1. Click on your account picture and then, click on \u2018Account info\u2019.
    2. Select \u2018Account Security\u2019 from the left pane and on the right side, select \u2018Manage app passwords\u2019.
    3. A pop up window will get opened where you need to \u2018Select your app\u2019 as \u2018Outlook desktop\u2019 and then click on \u2018Generate\u2019.
    4. An app password would get generated which would be used when configuring Yahoo Mail email account into Outlook desktop application. Copy this app generated password and click on \u2018Done\u2019 button.<\/p>\n

    The following are the steps in order to configure Yahoo Mail email account into Outlook desktop application:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    1. Open the Outlook email account.
    2. Go to the \u2018File\u2019 and click on the \u2018Add Account\u2019 button.
    3. Enter the Yahoo Mail email id and then click on \u2018Connect\u2019 button.
    4. Enter the app generated password and then click on \u2018Connect\u2019 button.
    5. Click on \u2018Done\u2019 button.
    6. Open the Outlook desktop application and you will see that Yahoo Mail has been successfully configured into Outlook application.<\/p>\n

    Export Yahoo Mail Data to your PC<\/h4>\n

    The following are the steps in order to export Yahoo Mail data to your PC:<\/p>\n

    1. Go to \u2018File\u2019, select \u2018Open & Export\u2019 and then click on \u2018Import\/Export\u2019 option.
    2. In an opened \u2018Import and Export Wizard\u2019 window, select \u2018Export to a file\u2019 and then click on \u2018Next\u2019 button.
    3. Choose the file type as \u2018Outlook Data File (.pst)\u2019 and click on \u2018Next\u2019 button.
    4. \u2018Select the folders to export\u2019 from which you want to export. Then, click on \u2018Next\u2019 button.
    5. Browse and choose the destination folder where the exported file can be saved. Then, click on \u2018Finish\u2019 button to start the export process.
    Once the export process is complete then, you can check the exported files in the destination folder.<\/p>\n

    Limitations of the Manual Method<\/h4>\n