| User Query: I have been using a Yahoo Mail account for a long time, and thousands of emails and attachments are stored in my account. I recently launched a domain and want to transfer emails from Yahoo Mail to IMAP (domain email) account. My ultimate goal is to move important emails from Yahoo to IMAP and free up some occupied storage in my Yahoo account. So, I am looking for a tool to do this. |
Now, with the introduction of IMAP email clients like Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird, many users want to shift from the Yahoo Mail server to another IMAP server. Since Yahoo Mail does not have a built-in feature to transfer or migrate emails to another IMAP account, users need to use third-party applications. In this blog, we have explained the eSoftTools IMAP Backup & Migration software, which can quickly and accurately migrate emails from Yahoo Mail to an IMAP server.
What is an IMAP Mail Server?
An IMAP server is a mail server where emails are stored on a remote system and allows users to access their mail messages securely through an active internet connection. Moreover, through the internet, users can easily view, read, or manage their emails from any device (computer, laptop, tablet, or mobile). In addition, all types of changes, like email read status, deletion, or moving emails, are synchronized in real time on the server. Therefore, most email clients like MS Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, and others connect to the mail server through the IMAP protocol to display and manage emails on users’ desktop computers or mobile devices.
Why transfer emails from Yahoo Mail to an IMAP Server?
Transferring emails from Yahoo Mail to an IMAP server depends on the user’s requirements. Various benefits are involved, such as the ease of accessing emails, the need to create a backup of important messages, and the decision to move from free Yahoo email services to a hosted mail account. Below, we have listed a few benefits of transferring emails from Yahoo Mail to an IMAP account:
Create a backup of Important Emails: Keep a secure backup of important Yahoo emails on a reliable mail server or hosting platform.
Ease in Accessing Emails: Once the user transfer Yahoo emails to IMAP server, they can easily view and manage emails from any device (desktop, laptop, or mobile). Moreover, real-time synchronization keeps everything updated across all devices.
Moving from Free Email Service to Business Domain – Use your own domain-based IMAP email account to make your email communication professional and reputable.
Managing Storage Space: When a lot of emails are collected in the Yahoo Mail account, the user may face a storage limit reached error. At that point, moving old emails to an IMAP account becomes helpful in freeing up storage in the Yahoo account.
Offline Email Access: Additionally, IMAP clients like Outlook or Thunderbird allow users to download emails for offline viewing.
Manual Method to migrate Yahoo Mail to IMAP Server
As we know, Yahoo Mail does not have a built-in feature to transfer Yahoo emails to IMAP account, so the user needs to follow multiple steps if they are trying a manual transfer. First, the user needs to install MS Outlook and configure the Yahoo account correctly in Outlook. After successful configuration, they can export Yahoo Emails to PST file and then again configure the IMAP account in Outlook.
Once both accounts are added to Outlook, the user can directly move emails from Yahoo to IMAP account within Outlook.
Drawbacks of the Manual Method
- Very Time-Consuming Process: Manual account configuration and transfer emails take a long time when the mailbox has several thousand emails with attachments.
- Risk of Data Loss: Any mistake during export or transfer may lead to missing or corrupted emails.
- No Selective Mail Folder Transfer Option: The manual process processed the entire mailbox, even when the user needs only a few mail folders to transfer.
- Possible Synchronisation Errors: If at any time the internet goes offline or MS Outlook crashes, the entire transfer process may fail, synchronization will stop, and repeating the process can create duplicate emails.
Automated method to migrate Yahoo Mail to an IMAP server
However, the above-suggested manual process is lengthy and requires technical knowledge. To save time and avoid data loss, it is recommended to use an automated tool like eSoftTools IMAP Backup & Migration Software for a direct and secure transfer of Yahoo emails to any IMAP server. Therefore, this tool migrates all the mail folders like Inbox, Drafts, Sent, etc. from Yahoo Mail to IMAP account directly and easily.
This IMAP Backup & Migration Software accurately preserves the folder hierarchy and email meta-properties like To, cc, bcc, subject, sender and recipient info during migration.
How to migrate Yahoo Mail to an IMAP server?
- Firstly, download and install eSoftTools IMAP Backup & Migration software on your Windows PC.
- Choose Yahoo Mail from the list of server options.
- Enter your Yahoo Mail account credentials, like your email address and App password.
- Click the Login button, and load all the folders of Yahoo Mail.
- Get a preview of Yahoo Mail mailbox folders in the tree structure.
- Select the necessary folders of the Yahoo Mail mailbox.
- Click on the Import into Cloud button and select the Import into IMAP option.
- Enter the IMAP email account email address, password and IMAP details.
- At last, click Import into IMAP, and the software will migrate Yahoo Mail emails to the IMAP email account.
Screenshot of Software:
Why choose IMAP Backup & Migration software?
- Backup Yahoo Mail to different file formats like PST, MSG, MBOX, EML, EMLX, HTML, MHTML, PDF and Thunderbird.
- Migrate Yahoo Mail to a cloud application like Gmail, Office 365, Outlook.com and IMAP email account.
- Can filter emails according to Date by specifying the Date Range (From and To).
- Option to migrate only selected folders.
- Easily install in all editions of Windows OS from Windows 11 to previous versions.
- Easy-to-use graphical interface that can be used by anyone.
Conclusion
Migrating Yahoo Mail to an IMAP server offers many benefits, such as creating a backup and protecting emails from unwanted threats like virus attacks. The manual method is free but requires technical expertise and is not suitable for large mailboxes. The automated solution, eSoftTools IMAP Backup and Migration is a reliable and result-oriented tool that preserves folder hierarchy and email properties. This software is designed in such a way that it can be easily used by both professionals and beginners.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
Ans. Yes, the software preserves the folder hierarchy and email properties during migration from Yahoo Mail to IMAP server.
Ans. Yes, the software displays all folders in a tree-like hierarchy. Furthermore, it allows users to select only the required folders for migration.
Ans. Yes, this software works on all editions of the Windows Operating System, like Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7 & below editions.
Ans. Yes, the eSoftTools IMAP Backup & Migration software has an email filter feature. This feature allows you to select the date range and migrate the same.
Ans. Yes, this software offers multiple backup options for Yahoo Mail. In fact, Outlook PST is one of the available formats that users can choose to back up their Yahoo emails.
Ans. Yes, the software provides 8-different naming convention options. Moreover, it allows users to name the output file using the email subject or other details as needed.
Ans. There are no limits defined in the software for licensed users; it allows unlimited migration.
