Learn to Import PST to Yahoo Mail Using a Reliable Method

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Written By Kumar Raj
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Published On January 30th, 2023
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“Hello, Friends! This is my first post in this forum and I am seeking help with this post. I use Outlook on my home system. I also use Yahoo mail that I can access from literally anywhere. It has become really important for me to access my Outlook emails from office, which is not possible with the current situation. Therefore, I need to import pst file to Yahoo Mail. In this way, Outlook emails will become accessible to me through Yahoo Mail. Please suggest me a way out.”

“Help! I have to import Outlook PST to Yahoo Mail (@yahoo.com) on an urgent basis. The PST file contains more than several thousand emails. It is not possible to directly import Outlook PST file into Yahoo. If I want to forward these emails, it will become a lengthy and tiring process. So suggest me any modern solution that can be performed easily to import PST to Yahoo mail in a short time. Looking for a response from all the expert friends out here. Thanks.”

Are you looking for a way to transfer PST file into Yahoo Mail account? Do you want to know how to import your PST file easily without using any third-party tool? Continue reading this write-up as we will tell you the solution to this problem.

Both Outlook and Yahoo are popular emails clients, used by millions of people around the world. While Yahoo is a web-based email client that can be accessed all over the world, Outlook can be termed as both desktop-based and web-based. So, the people who use the desktop-based version of Outlook has all their data stored in their system. Thus, the Outlook data becomes accessible only from a single system (where it has been installed and configured). Thus, the need to import PST to Yahoo mail arises.

In this era of technology, this is a disadvantage in a way. But for the people who have been using Outlook for a long time, it is not possible to change their email address. Therefore, the only way to resolve this issue is to move PST data into some web-based email client like Yahoo. In this post, we will show you how to import PST to Yahoo Mail.

How to Import Outlook PST file to Yahoo Mail

If you want to access your Outlook PST data from Yahoo, you have to go through this following process. This is a completely manual process that does not involve any third-party tool or paid application to import PST file to Yahoo mail. What users need to do here is to configure their Yahoo account in Outlook. For the benefit of the users, we will describe the procedure in an elaborate manner. You have to perform this method on a Windows-run system where Outlook account is configured and later import PST to Yahoo.

  • Open Outlook 2016/ 2013 and click on File tab.

Open Outlook

  • Click Add Account button situated in the detailed pane.

Add account

  • Select the radio button for Manual setup or additional server types option.

Setup Account

  • On ‘Choose Service’ page, select POP or IMAP>> Next.

Choose Service Settings

  • Add your Yahoo credentials. Also, include server information as below:
Account type: IMAP

Incoming mail server: imap.mail.yahoo.com

Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.mail.yahoo.com

Enter your login information.

  • Click on More Settings button on the same page.
  • On the next page, select the Outgoing Server tab.

Email Settings

  • Check My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication option and then select the radio button of Use same settings as my incoming mail server.
  • Now select the Advanced tab and check these settings:
Incoming server (IMAP): 993 or 143

Incoming server encrypted connection: SSL

Outgoing server (SMTP): 587 or 465

Outgoing server encrypted connection: TLS or Auto

  • When everything is done, click on Finish>> Next.
  • If nothing goes wrong, the configuration will be done successfully. Then you have to shut the window and click Next.
  • You will be notified by a message that the configuration is done. Click Finish to import PST to Yahoo mail.
  • Once the configuration is done, you will see that the Outlook is showing Yahoo emails in its interface.
  • Now select the PST file folder that you wish importing. Drag and drop it in the Yahoo folder of your choice.
  • Launch Yahoo Mail on your browser using account credentials. Open the folder where you have dropped the PST folder. You will see that the Outlook emails are present in that folder.

Final Words

If users import PST to Yahoo mail, it will turn out to be beneficial for them. After moving Outlook PST file into Yahoo Mail, you will be able to access desktop-based Outlook emails from your web-based Yahoo account. Considering this advantage, this post talked about how to import PST files to Yahoo Mail in a reliable way. Here we have mentioned in detail how to perform this configuration and then simply drag and drop the folders. It is expected that with the help of this guideline, users can easily transfer their emails from PST format to Yahoo.

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By Kumar Raj

He is an ardent tech enthusiast and has a specialization in simplifying complex tech topics. With a knack for staying ahead of the curve, he provides readers with up-to-date insights into the ever-evolving tech world. When he is not writing, he enjoys exploring new gadgets and is actively engaged in tech communities.