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I find no way to import my my.yahoo data into Thunderbird, the import does not show a source.

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I downloaded and installed Thunderbird then used the import command to import my contact list. It did not import anything. I tried to import everything, again it imported nothing. I uninstalled TB and re-installed it. This time I tried to import everything first, and again it imported nothing. I have tried exporting the contact list from Yahoo email in both .csv and .ldif, but find no way to input or import them into TB. What can I do to import the address or contact file into TB. I have changed computers, but I am still using Windows 7 pro, and TB didn't have any trouble when I put it into the previous computer, which used Yahoo, last time. I'm at a loss as to how to do this other than manually typing in the listing, and I don't intend to do this even though I like TB much better than Yahoo for email.

Also, when TB copied my email from Yahoo, it failed to transfer most of my archived email, although it did get some of them. How can I move the rest of my archives, (3 email addresses) into TB? None of the canned messages address my problems.

I downloaded and installed Thunderbird then used the import command to import my contact list. It did not import anything. I tried to import everything, again it imported nothing. I uninstalled TB and re-installed it. This time I tried to import everything first, and again it imported nothing. I have tried exporting the contact list from Yahoo email in both .csv and .ldif, but find no way to input or import them into TB. What can I do to import the address or contact file into TB. I have changed computers, but I am still using Windows 7 pro, and TB didn't have any trouble when I put it into the previous computer, which used Yahoo, last time. I'm at a loss as to how to do this other than manually typing in the listing, and I don't intend to do this even though I like TB much better than Yahoo for email. Also, when TB copied my email from Yahoo, it failed to transfer most of my archived email, although it did get some of them. How can I move the rest of my archives, (3 email addresses) into TB? None of the canned messages address my problems.

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Toad-Hall
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re: Address book: Export the contact list from Yahoo as a comma separated .csv and save this on your desktop.

In thunderbird.

  • open 'Address Book'
  • Tools > Import
  • select 'Address books'
  • click on Next
  • select 'Text file (ldif, .tab,.csv,.txt)
  • click on Next
  • locate the.csv file on desktop and click on Open
  • map fields to match Thunderbird fields


re: Mail Do you have a Pop mail account? If yes, then all pop mail accounts (no matter what the email client) can only see the server Inbox and download any previously not downloaded email.

To get other emails in other server folders onto Thunderbird, you need to:

  • logon to webmail account using a browser
  • move emails into inbox.

In Thunderbird

  • click on GetMail to download those emails.
  • Move emails into suitable folders.
  • repeat as necessary to download emails.

Three email addresses - this would require a mail account for each email address.

Modified by Toad-Hall