Transfer Yahoo Emails to Another Account

You want to transfer emails from Yahoo to another account, either a second Yahoo address or a new service. Yahoo Mail has no move all button, and forwarding sends only new mail. Below are three ways to transfer emails from Yahoo to another account, Yahoo settings you need and fixes when you cannot transfer Yahoo emails to another account.

Can Yahoo forward emails to another account?

Yes, but forwarding does not transfer emails from Yahoo to another account. Yahoo's help says forwarding sends a copy of incoming messages and needs Yahoo Mail Plus. It names no step to transfer Yahoo emails to another account from your Inbox history, so old mail stays where it is.

1. Open your settings gear in Yahoo Mail, then select More Settings.
2. Select Mailboxes, then select your primary mailbox.
3. Under Forwarding, enter your new address in Forwarding Address and select Verify.
4. Sign in to your new address and follow Yahoo's verification message.

Yahoo says these steps cover its older desktop layout, and some locales do not offer that option. Check Yahoo's automatic forwarding page for your layout. Forwarding helps after you transfer emails from Yahoo to another account, since new mail still reaches you.

How to transfer emails from Yahoo to another account with a mail program?

Add both accounts to one mail program over IMAP, then copy folders across. It lets you transfer emails from Yahoo to another account for free when a mailbox is small. Thunderbird does it.

1. Create an app password for every Yahoo account in Yahoo Account Security. Copy every code.
2. To transfer emails from Yahoo to another account, add your old Yahoo account to Thunderbird over IMAP.
3. Add your new account in that way. It can be Yahoo, Gmail, Outlook or any IMAP mailbox.
4. Let your old account finish syncing. Open large folders once so full messages download.
5. In your new account create a folder to hold your old mail.
6. Select messages in your old folder, then drag them onto your new folder. Use copy, not move, to keep originals.
7. Open your new account in a browser and check counts before you transfer emails from Yahoo to another account again.

A Mozilla Support top contributor advised copying instead of moving, after you confirm full messages downloaded. An eM Client forum helper said folder names do not need to match and uploads take time, so watch Show Operations in eM Client. Menu names differ by version, so test one small folder first. IMAP mirrors deletions, so a message deleted in your mail program is deleted on Yahoo too. Ask Leo makes that point about Yahoo sync.

Steps to transfer emails from Yahoo to another account with software

1. Install Corbett Yahoo Mail Migration Tool on your Windows PC and run it as administrator to transfer emails from Yahoo to another account. Select Open.
2. Select Email Accounts, then Add Account.
3. Enter your Yahoo address and password. Use an app password if Yahoo asks. It finds server and port itself.
4. Tick Yahoo folders you want and preview a few messages.
5. Use quick or advanced search to filter by date, sender, subject or address if you need less mail.
6. Select Export, then choose IMAP or your target service.
7. Enter your destination account details, then select Save to transfer emails from Yahoo to another account.
8. Open your new account and compare folders and counts. Now you can transfer emails from Yahoo to another account again for more folders.

Licence is $99 one time, with a 30-day refund window. Its page lists contacts among items it moves, so test contacts on your demo first. To keep a file copy before you move, see how to save Yahoo emails to computer or use Corbett Yahoo Backup Tool. For many mail hosts at once, see Corbett IMAP Migration Tool.

What Yahoo settings do you need to transfer emails from Yahoo to another account?

Use your full Yahoo address as username when you transfer emails from Yahoo to another account. Yahoo's help says to create an app password if Account Key or two step verification is on. Yahoo also says firewalls and antivirus tools must not block ports 995, 465 and 587.

• Incoming IMAP: imap.mail.yahoo.com, port 993, SSL/TLS.
• Outgoing SMTP: smtp.mail.yahoo.com, port 465 or 587, with sign in required.
• Password: an app password when Yahoo rejects your normal one.

Skip POP when you transfer Yahoo emails to another account. Yahoo says POP downloads Inbox mail only and syncs one way.

How to transfer Yahoo emails to another account like Gmail, Outlook or iCloud?

Use IMAP or software to transfer emails from Yahoo to another account like Gmail, since Gmail ended its mail fetching from other accounts. Thurrott reported in January 2026 that Gmail stops checking other accounts through POP and drops Gmailify for services like Yahoo. Google points users to automatic forwarding, which Yahoo ties to Mail Plus. A one time import stays on Gmail's web page, according to that report.

For step by step moves, see how to transfer Yahoo Mail to Gmail, export Yahoo Mail to Outlook or migrate Yahoo Mail to iCloud.

Which way to transfer emails from Yahoo to another account is best?

For new mail, use forwarding. To transfer emails from Yahoo to another account with old mail, use a mail program for a small mailbox and software for a large one. Both ways transfer Yahoo emails to another account with folders in place.

Want to protect a mailbox before you move it? See how to password protect Yahoo emails. Need only senders? See how to extract email addresses from Yahoo.

Why does transfer emails from Yahoo to another account fail?

Yahoo rejects your password when you transfer emails from Yahoo to another account

Create an app password if Account Key or two step verification is on. Yahoo says to delete your Yahoo account from your app and add it again if sign in still fails. For other IMAP errors, see how to download IMAP emails from server.

Cannot transfer Yahoo emails to another account between two Yahoo mailboxes

An eM Client forum user in August 2025 wanted to move folders with about 10,000 emails between two Yahoo accounts and got error messages when moving a folder from one account to another. A helper replied that you can drag a folder straight onto your second account and that uploads take time. That thread shows no confirmed fix. Move one small folder first and watch Show Operations.

Forwarding is missing when you transfer emails from Yahoo to another account

Yahoo says forwarding needs Yahoo Mail Plus and is not available in every locale. If you do not see it, Yahoo says it is not offered for your account.

Mail is missing after you transfer emails from Yahoo to another account

Wait for uploads to finish, then check your new account in a browser. A transfer of Yahoo emails to another account can lag behind folder names. A mail program may show folders before messages arrive. Compare counts folder by folder.

What to do after you transfer emails from Yahoo to another account?

Keep your old Yahoo mailbox until counts match. Tell contacts your new address and keep forwarding on if your plan has it. Move contacts on their own, since mail moves do not always carry them. Once counts match, you can transfer emails from Yahoo to another account again for folders you skipped.

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