Switch from Yahoo Mail to Proton Mail

Download your Yahoo mail with an IMAP appBefore

Use Yahoo's IMAP settings to download your mail into an app like Thunderbird, Outlook or Mac Mail. Large accounts can take several days or longer.

Choose to keep mail on the serverDuring

If your email app asks whether to keep mail on the server, select yes. Otherwise your email is deleted from your Yahoo account as it downloads.

Download what you need before closingAfter

Closing your Yahoo account removes access to your Yahoo Mail messages and folders, so download anything you want first. In most countries you can reactivate by signing in within 30 days.

Start Easy Switch in Proton Mail settingsDuring

Sign in at mail.proton.me and go to Settings, All settings, Import via Easy Switch. It imports email from Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Outlook or any IMAP provider. Some providers also allow calendars and contacts.

Create a Yahoo app password firstBefore

To import from Yahoo Mail, first generate a Yahoo app password for Easy Switch to use.

Choose how far back to importDuring

You can import all messages or only the last 12 months, 3 months or month. Imports start with the newest messages, and you can run one transfer at a time from the same account.