Forwarding Yahoo Mail to a Gmail Account: Step-by-Step Guide

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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

  1. Log in to mail.yahoo.com.
  2. Click the three dots and select Settings .
  3. Click Mailboxes .
  4. Select your Yahoo Mail address.
  5. Enter your Gmail address and click Verify .
  6. Open the verification email and follow the on-screen instructions.
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Forwarding from Yahoo Mail

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  1. 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]
    • Yahoo Mail Plus comes with other features, such as an ad-free inbox and more storage. A subscription is currently $5/month. [2]
    • 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]
  2. 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]
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  3. You will see this option in the left panel.
  4. To do this, just click the address under "Mailbox list" in the center panel.
  5. You can only do this if you have upgraded your Yahoo Mail account to Yahoo Mail Plus. [5] 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.
  6. 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.
  7. You'll complete the rest of the steps in Gmail.
  8. 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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Adding Yahoo Mail to Gmail

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  1. 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.
  2. Click the gear icon at the top-right corner of Gmail, then click See all settings .
  3. It's at the top of your settings.
  4. You'll see this next to "Check mail from other accounts."
  6. 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]
  7. 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.
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    Can I transfer my Yahoo email to Gmail?
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    Yes, 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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    If 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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    If 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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      • 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.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN35503.html
      2. ↑ https://www.yahoo.com/plus/mail
      3. ↑ https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN35454.html
      4. ↑ https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN29133.html
      5. ↑ https://www.yahoo.com/plus/mail?ncid=mbr_ympacqaff00000017#section-features1
      6. ↑ https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6304825?ctx=gmail&hl=en&authuser=0

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      1. Log into your Yahoo Mail account.
      2. Switch back to the old Yahoo Mail interface.
      3. Click the gear and select Settings .
      4. Click Accounts .
      5. Select your Yahoo address.
      6. Click Access your Yahoo mail elsewhere .
      7. Check the "Forward" box.
      8. Enter your Gmail address and click Verify .
      9. Click Save .
      10. Verify your Gmail address.

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