What to Do If Want to Change Yahoo Email to IMAP?

You can change the Yahoo Mail to the IMAP server as yahoo has improved its flexibility. In this blog post, you will find the answer to your question of what you can do if you are trying to change Yahoo to IMAP?

All the possible methods that can guide you to set yahoo mail to IMAP will be discussed in this blog. Go through the blog till the end to get all your questions answered. But before that, let us understand the need for this change from yahoo to IMAP.

Reasons to Change Yahoo Email to IMAP Setting

Several reasons compel the users to shift from Yahoo Mail to IMAP. Some of these are mentioned below.

• You can access the emails in the offline mode once you done with IMAP setting like Yahoo to Office 365.
• The user would always have a backup of all the mailbox emails and items once you make the shift to IMAP.
• Yahoo email client being one of the old services providers is prone to a lot of phishing emails and malware attacks.

These reasons bring out the need to change Yahoo email address to IMAP. Let us now move forward to see the methods that help us to do the conversion. But before that, some prerequisite steps need to be completed before we start with the method.

Steps to Allow Access to Apps

• Sign In to your Yahoo Mail account.
• Click on your Account Name Icon and select Account Info.
  
• Now, select the Account Security option on the left panel.
  
• Then, scroll down and turn on the Allow Apps that use Secure Sign-in option.
• The less secure apps access will be given by following the above prerequisite steps.

Steps to Generate App Password

To generate third-party app passwords, follow the above steps till you reach the Account Info option. Then, go along with the below steps.

1. Under the Account Security Option, pick Generate App Password.
   
2. In the Select your App drop-down options, select Outlook Desktop app.
3. Now, click on the Generate button.
4. Your app password will be displayed on the screen.
5. Finally, copy the password to the clipboard, and this will be used later in Outlook.
   

Now, all the prerequisites that needed to be done before we start to change Yahoo email to IMAP are completed. Follow the below steps to shift Yahoo MAil to IMAP.

Method to Setup Yahoo Email Address to IMAP

You can add your Yahoo mail id to Outlook and change it to IMAP through the following steps.

1. Open the MS Outlook application on your system and click on the File menu.
2. Click on Info, and under that, select Add Account.
3. Now, enter your Yahoo email id and click on the Advanced Options.
4. Check the box in front of Let me Set up my Account Manually.
5. After that, hit the Connect button.
6. A new tab will pop up, choose IMAP from the given options.
7. Fill in your Yahoo app-generated password that you copied to the clipboard in the prerequisites steps above.
8. Then, click on the Connect icon.
9. If you are having some issue connecting, then click on Change Account Settings.
10. Now, you need to manually enter the IMAP connection settings that have been mentioned for you below.
    Under Incoming Mail
    Server – imap.mail.yahoo.com Port – 993
    Encryption Method – SSL/TLS
    Under Outgoing Mail
    Server – smtp.mail.yahoo.com Port – 465
    Encryption Method – SSL/TLS
11. After you enter the settings, click on Next.
12. Enter the Yahoo id password again and click on Connect.
13. You will see that your account will be connected successfully. Finally, click on Done, and the procedure is finished.

The manual methods mentioned above can change Yahoo email to IMAP, but they have some limitations. They tend to be complex for novice users and do not prove to be apt for users.

An alternate method, Yahoo Backup Tool, is a more useful and easy method to safely migrate all the Yahoo emails to IMAP. It does not waste any time and swiftly migrates the Yahoo mailboxes, including all the attachments. Moreover, you can also save the Yahoo emails PDF, PST, MBOX, EML, DOC, etc.

Conclusion

Here, we have discussed the possible methods to change Yahoo email to IMAP. The needs and requirements of the users of this conversion are also cited. The manual methods pose some problems that limit their usability. The professional tool is the best solution to migrate Yahoo emails to IMAP without any hassle and in no time.

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Simran Bhatia

Simran Bhatia is a technical content writer engaged in writing clear, concise, and SEO-optimized content. With a background in computer science and a passion for writing, I thrive to deliver complex technical content in simple layman terms.