This wikiHow teaches you how to forward emails that you receive in your Yahoo email address to your Gmail email inbox. You will need to do this on a computer. While it used to be free to forward Yahoo Mail to Gmail, Yahoo now requires you to subscribe to one of their premium services. If you don't want to pay, you can link your Yahoo email account to Gmail through your Gmail settings so you can receive Yahoo Mail messages in your Gmail inbox.
Forwarding Yahoo Mail to Gmail: Quick Steps
- Log in to mail.yahoo.com.
- Click the three dots and select Settings .
- Click Mailboxes .
- Select your Yahoo Mail address.
- Enter your Gmail address and click Verify .
- Open the verification email and follow the on-screen instructions.
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Subscribe to Yahoo Mail Plus or Yahoo Access+ Forwarding. If you have a free Yahoo Mail account, you won't be able to forward your email to your Gmail account. To access email forwarding, you will need to subscribe to Yahoo Mail Pro or Access+ Forwarding. [1] X Research source
- Yahoo Mail Plus comes with other features, such as an ad-free inbox and more storage. A subscription is currently $5/month. [2] X Research source
- If you don't need the added features, you can opt for Yahoo Access+ Forwarding, which just adds the email forwarding feature to your Yahoo account. You'll pay just $12/year with this option. [3] X Research source
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Open your Yahoo Mail settings. Go to https://mail.yahoo.com in your web browser and log in if you haven't already. Then, click the three horizontal dots at the bottom of the left column and select Settings .
- If you're using the old version of Yahoo Mail, click the gear icon at the top-right, then click More Settings . [4] X Research source
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Click Mailboxes . You will see this option in the left panel.
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Select the Yahoo email address you want to forward to Gmail. To do this, just click the address under "Mailbox list" in the center panel.
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Enter your Gmail address under "Auto-forwarding." You can only do this if you have upgraded your Yahoo Mail account to Yahoo Mail Plus. [5] X Research source If you haven't upgraded, the only option under "Auto-forwarding" will be the option to upgrade.
- Make sure this isn't a Gmail address you have linked to your Yahoo account.
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Click Verify . It's a blue button to the right of your Gmail address. This will prompt Yahoo to send a verification email to your Gmail address.
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Click Save to save your changes. You'll complete the rest of the steps in Gmail.
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Verify your Gmail address. To do so:
- Open your Gmail inbox and log in if necessary.
- Open the verification email from Yahoo. If you don't see it, you may need to look in the Spam folder.
- Click the link in the email.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to finish verifying your Gmail account. Once verified, all emails sent to your Yahoo Mail email address will be forwarded to your Gmail account.
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Log in to Gmail on a computer. If you don’t want to pay to have your Yahoo Mail forwarded to Gmail, another option is to add your Yahoo account to Gmail so you can receive future Yahoo Mail messages in your Gmail inbox. Just log in to Gmail.com using any web browser to get started.
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Open your Gmail settings. Click the gear icon at the top-right corner of Gmail, then click See all settings .
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Click the Accounts and Import tab. It's at the top of your settings.
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Click Add a mail account . You'll see this next to "Check mail from other accounts."
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Enter your Yahoo email address and click Next .
- You can also add other email accounts to Gmail, including Outlook.com, your work email, your school email, and more.
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Select Link accounts with Gmailify and click Next . This option makes it so you can receive your Yahoo Mail messages in your Gmail inbox without having to forward your email from Yahoo. [6] X Research source
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Click Agree to agree to the terms. If you're not signed in to Yahoo, you may be prompted to do so as well. This will complete the linking process.
- You will still be able to log in to your Yahoo Mail account and check your email there as well. This means you'll have copies of the same messages in both places.
- If you're worried about running out of space in your Yahoo account, be sure to log back in and delete unneeded messages often.
Community Q&A
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QuestionCan I transfer my Yahoo email to Gmail?This answer was written by one of our trained team of researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness.wikiHow Staff EditorStaff AnswerYes, you can transfer from Yahoo! Mail to Gmail, either partially by forwarding the emails or fully, by switching to Gmail only. If you only want to forward Yahoo! emails to Gmail, read through the article above. If you want to change to Gmail completely, read How to Switch from Yahoo! Mail to Gmail .
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QuestionHow do I stop forwarding my Yahoo Mail to Gmail?This answer was written by one of our trained team of researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness.wikiHow Staff EditorStaff AnswerIf you no longer wish to forward Yahoo! Mail emails to Gmail, go to your Yahoo! Mail account. Click open the Settings menu icon. From Settings, click Accounts, then Yahoo email account. Choose POP and save this. By selecting POP here, the forwarding will be stopped.
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QuestionHow do I link my Yahoo email to Gmail?This answer was written by one of our trained team of researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness.wikiHow Staff EditorStaff AnswerIf you mean how to forward Yahoo! Mail emails to Gmail, the above article will explain the process in detail. Otherwise, you could consider making an email signature line that lets people know you have a Gmail address as well as the Yahoo! Mail one.
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Warnings
- Yahoo is notorious for filling up users' inboxes with spam and other unwanted emails, so your Gmail inbox may fill up fairly quickly once you start forwarding Yahoo emails to it.Thanks
References
- ↑ https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN35503.html
- ↑ https://www.yahoo.com/plus/mail
- ↑ https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN35454.html
- ↑ https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN29133.html
- ↑ https://www.yahoo.com/plus/mail?ncid=mbr_ympacqaff00000017#section-features1
- ↑ https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6304825?ctx=gmail&hl=en&authuser=0
About This Article
1. Log into your Yahoo Mail account.
2. Switch back to the old Yahoo Mail interface.
3. Click the gear and select Settings
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4. Click Accounts
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5. Select your Yahoo address.
6. Click Access your Yahoo mail elsewhere
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7. Check the "Forward" box.
8. Enter your Gmail address and click Verify
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9. Click Save
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10. Verify your Gmail address.