Yahoo Backup: Your Entire Mailbox Secure on Your PC
Yahoo does not offer its users a built-in export function. Those who want to back up their mailbox often end up finding dubious and expensive 'Recovery' software. Mailriva is the modern, fair desktop solution: Download your entire Yahoo mailbox, including all attachments, cleanly to your own hard drive.
Why a Yahoo Mail Backup Makes Sense
A Yahoo backup is essential because Yahoo has experienced several major security incidents in the past. Additionally, Yahoo deletes inactive accounts after a period of inactivity — if you don't log in for a long time, you risk losing all your emails. You should save locally because Yahoo itself doesn't offer a convenient export for your entire mailbox.
Passwords Stay Local
No cloud service involved. Your Yahoo credentials remain on your computer.
Folder Structure Preserved
All Yahoo folders are saved in their original structure during backup.
Yahoo Stays Unchanged
Mailriva only creates copies. Your Yahoo mailbox is not modified.
Reusable Backup
The local archive can be used as a source for future migrations at any time.
How to Back Up Your Yahoo Emails Locally
Create an App Password
Create an App Password in your Yahoo account settings. Without this password, Mailriva cannot access your mailbox.
Download Mailriva
Download Mailriva for free and install the app on your Windows PC or Mac.
Connect Yahoo Mail as source
Select Yahoo Mail as the source provider and sign in with your Yahoo email address and the App Password.
Choose a local archive as destination
Select a local folder on your computer as the storage target. Your emails will be saved there as copies.
Start the backup
Select the folders you want to back up and start the process. Your Yahoo mailbox remains completely unchanged.
Frequently Asked Questions
Start your Yahoo backup
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