Yahoo mail to Thunderbird? A Complete Guide!


Are you still using webmail services and wondering how to add a Yahoo mail to Thunderbird? Then you have arrived on a perfect page. This blog comprises the step by step procedure to achieve feasible conversions. 


So let's start with the basics...

Webmail services:

  • Webmail or web-based email are the services that can be accessed using any web browser.

  • If the user has access to the Internet, Webmail allows the users to access their emails.

  • Users can operate email accounts from a website like Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo Mail.

  • The main disadvantage of webmail services is we can not use these services without an Internet connection.

Desktop-based email clients: 

  • A Desktop-based email client is an application that helps you to manage your inbox by receiving, sending, organizing messages directly from your desktop.

  • It allows you to exchange or manage information via email messaging without actually logging in or out.

  • As you typically do with web-based email providers like Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo mail, etc.

  • There are some popular desktop email clients and Thunderbird is the best of them.

Now the question arises which service is better?

  • According to Research, a Desktop-based email client is better than a webmail service.

  • This is the reason that more than 70% of email users are using email applications.

  • Most of the users are now switching to the desktop email clients from their old webmail service.

Advantages of Mozilla Thunderbird:

  • The best thing about Mozilla Thunderbird is that it is free of cost. Whereas in other applications you have to pay.

  • Mozilla Thunderbird has so many great features than others. You can send/receive email messages as well as manage your mailbox and other data that include tasks, calendars, contacts, etc.

  • Mozilla Thunderbird is very good at speed and performance. If we compare it to other desktop email applications, Thunderbird is more responsive and fast.

  • The file format in which it saves your email messages is MBOX, a widely acceptable email format. Moreover, It also supports POP3 and IMAP.

How to Setup Yahoo mail in Mozilla Thunderbird Manually?

Steps:

  • Firstly, Open the Mozilla Thunderbird application on your computer. Then click Email under the create new account option.

  • A new dialog box shows up “Welcome to Thunderbird”. If you want to add an existing Yahoo mail account. Press the Skip this and use my existing email option.

  • Now, you will see the Mail Account Setup dialog box, enter your name, yahoo email address, and password.

Note: You must enter the password created for a third-party app.

  • Press the Continue button and proceed with the process.

  • The configuration process is being conducted. Now, select either IMAP or POP3.

  • Selecting the IMAP option will save your emails remotely.

  • If you select the POP3 option, it will save all your email messages on your computer.

  • To choose default settings, click on the Done button to save the settings.

Problems that can occur in manual method:

  • You may not be able to use your Yahoo mail account properly through Mozilla Thunderbird due to incorrect email settings.

  • clicking the Get Messages button, it keeps showing ‘Connected to pop.mail.yahoo.com’, but nothing happens.

Professional Method:

There is a software named Yahoo Mail Backup tool which ensures you to add Yahoo mail to Thunderbird without any problems. Moreover, users can save Yahoo emails into MBOX, PST, MSG, PDF, TXT, EML, HTML, EMLX, etc file formats. This tool is equipped with enhanced algorithms to make the Yahoo email backup process easy and successful.

Features of Yahoo Backup tool:

  • This tool is used to save the Yahoo mail to Thunderbird mail directory without any help. The condition is Thunderbird should be integrated and logged in into the user's system.

  • Users can forward Yahoo emails into another Yahoo account and different email clients.

  • It can migrate Yahoo email into Outlook, Gmail, IMAP, Thunderbird, Zimbra, and Office 365 email clients without any problem.

  • This tool allows users to backup Yahoo including their attachments and all the important data items like Inbox, tasks, calendar, etc.

  • Users can also migrate and backup Yahoo email according to a particular date or between the start to end date.

  • Backup of Yahoo mail on all versions of Windows 32 and 64-bit Operating System using this tool is possible.

Summing Up:

At first, In this blog, we have discussed webmail and desktop-based email client’s services and their advantages and disadvantages as well. Then we covered manual methods to set up Yahoo account into Thunderbird. At last, we conclude that using the Yahoo Mail Backup Tool, Users can add a Yahoo mail to Thunderbird without any hassle.


Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Methods to Import Contacts from Thunderbird to Outlook

How to convert Gmail to PDF?