[Solved] How to Export Yahoo Email to PST without Outlook Installation

Do you know how to export Yahoo mail to PST with Outlook application? It is a process that has two phase steps. One, you need to configure Yahoo Mail to Outlook and the next being the Export process performed to download Yahoo emails to PST file.

Have you thought of the method that does not use Outlook for converting Yahoo mail to PST format? If yes, have you got to the solution? If you are still waiting for an answer to this, read down the article and leave out happily. The article displays an all new method that export Yahoo mail folders to PST file without the usage of Outlook application at any step of procedure.

Know How Do I Export Yahoo Mail to PST Format

Simple Steps to Save Yahoo Emails to Computer in PST

• Step 1: Download and Install Yahoo Backup Wizard
• Step 2: Login securely with Yahoo account (personal / business)
• Step 3: Select PST format as Backup file option
• Step 4: Browse a location to save the PST file
• Step 5: Start the process

This is the simplest method that I found to download and save Yahoo emails in PST format. This process does not require any Outlook version, save Outlook 2019/ 2016/ 2013/ 2010 or below versions installed in the computer. The main advantage in this is, it allows to convert Yahoo email to PST giving a user friendly experience and advance filtering options helps to increase the process efficiency.

If you don’t know the method of exporting yahoo mail folders to Outlook PST format, then its better you compare among the two process. The manual procedure is discussed in the below section.

How to Download Yahoo Mail to PST using Outlook Application?

The basic process defines to add Yahoo mail on Outlook application is shown below

Procedure to Import Yahoo Mail to Outlook

1. Launch MS Outlook (2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003).
2. Click on File menu, move to Info tab and click on Add Account option
3. Select Manual setup or additional server types option. Click on Next to proceed
4. Choose POP or IMAP radio button and click on Next button
5. Under Account and server information section
   1. Mention your Name and Email ID
   2. Choose Account Type to IMAP (or POP)
   3. Enter imap.mail.yahoo.com / pop.mail.yahoo.com as Incoming mail server
   4. Enter smtp.mail.yahoo.com as Outgoing mail server
   5. Enter Yahoo Username and password
6. Click on More Settings option
   1. Go to Outgoing Server tab
      1. Check for My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication option
      2. Select Use same settings as my Incoming mail server option
   2. Move to Advanced tab
      1. Enter 993 beside Incoming server (IMAP) and select SSL encryption
      2. Enter 465 beside Outgoing server (SMTP) and select SSL encryption
   3. Click on OK button
7. Click on Next button
8. On the appeared window, click on Close option
9. Click on Finish button to exit window.
10. Restart Outlook application

This process will add the Yahoo account mailbox on the Outlook platform. This completes the first phase of Yahoo email migration. Now you need to export Yahoo mail to PST file with Outlook Export process. This function is inbuilt and provided to save Yahoo mail data in PST file. Also, you can drag and drop individual emails to save the email file in MSG format on system.

Export Yahoo Mail Folders to PST File

1. In MS Outlook application, click on File menu.
2. Select Open & Export option and click on Import / Export option.
3. Choose the option: Export to a file.
4. Click on Outlook Data File (.pst) option and click on Next button.
5. Choose the mailbox (Yahoo mail) and folder (s) to export.
6. Click on Browse and select a destination to save the PST file
7. Click on Finish button to export Yahoo mail folders to Outlook PST file.

This is the complete set of file migration that will save your Yahoo mail data as PST file on computer system. There is one pre-requisite setting that is to be done so that the Yahoo mail PST migration is completed without any issues. The prerequisite is discussed in the coming section

Pre-Requisite to Download Yahoo Mail in Outlook PST

For the methods to perform the yahoo email migration well, it is required to turn on the less secure Apps Sign in and disabling two-step verification. In case, the Two step verification is enabled, you have an option to generate an app password to use it for PST file migration.

The process to complete the prerequisites are defined below:

• Login to Yahoo mail account
• Click on the Menu button and select Account Info option
• Go to Account security and turn on the Allow apps that use less secure sign in option
• Create an App password, if you have enabled the Two Step Verification option. Or else, turn it off.

Please Note: While the App password is created, you need to use this password for account password to complete the configuration in Outlook application. Also, the app password will be required to login to the application for direct Yahoo mail to PST file migration.

Conclusion

In the above article, we have discussed a simple mechanism to download and save Yahoo mail on computer. This article is the straight away solution to the query, “how to export Yahoo mail to PST”. Here manual process is also, describe so that the process unknown ones can compare the methods between two and take the right choice for Yahoo email migration.