Mac Yahoo Backup Tool is software that downloads Yahoo Mail folders to a Mac and saves them as PST, PDF, MBOX, HTML, EML, TXT, EMLX or MSG. Login takes a Yahoo email address and a user or app password. Incremental backup, split PST, a date filter and delete after download are included.
Archive Yahoo Mail on Mac before an account closes or a mailbox fills up. The free trial saves 100 emails.
No registration needed. Emails go from Yahoo to the local disk. See the screens first.
Mail containers, message files and documents come from one backup software.
Yahoo backup software lists Archive, Bulk Mail, Draft, Inbox, Sent and Trash. A checkbox sits beside every folder and one more beside the account name, so a single click selects all folders or clears them.
Steps to back up a Yahoo Mail account on Mac OS with MacXTools Yahoo backup software.
Yahoo backup software for Mac covers login, folder selection, saving options and clean-up in one window.
Yahoo backup software logs in with a Yahoo email address and a user or app password. It accepts both password types in one field labelled User/App Password.
Folder tree lists Archive, Bulk Mail, Draft, Inbox, Sent and Trash with a checkbox on every folder. It adds a checkbox on the account too, so one click selects all folders.
Eight saving options cover mail containers, message files and documents. It includes PST, MBOX, EML, EMLX, MSG, PDF, HTML and TXT.
Incremental Backup is a single checkbox. It saves only emails received since the last backup, so later backups stay short.
Set Split PST and Date Filter sits under Advance Settings. It splits PST output into smaller files, with the size set before the backup starts.
The date filter limits a backup to emails from selected dates. It shares the Advance Settings panel with the PST split option.
Delete After Download removes emails from the Yahoo account once the software saves them. It frees mailbox space without a separate clean-up.
Select Destination Path opens a folder picker through the Change button. A line below the field asks for a destination with enough free space.
Remember Credentials keeps the login details for the next session. Logout in the top bar ends the session when the backup is done.
Yahoo backup software keeps login and backup settings on two screens.
Mac Yahoo Backup Tool connects to Yahoo Mail through four controls on the first screen.
The second screen sets what the software saves and where it saves it.
Saving options suit different next steps for backed up Yahoo emails.
| Format | Opens in | Suits |
|---|---|---|
| PST | Outlook | A Yahoo archive that moves into an Outlook profile |
| MBOX | Apple Mail, Thunderbird, Postbox | A Yahoo mailbox that moves into a Mac email client |
| EMLX | Apple Mail | Messages that go straight into the Apple Mail store |
| EML | Thunderbird, eM Client and other clients | One message per file for indexing or review |
| MSG | Outlook | Single messages that stay openable in Outlook |
| Preview and Acrobat | Records that need a fixed layout and long term storage | |
| HTML | Any browser | Reading without an email client |
| TXT | Any text editor | Plain text for search and analysis |
Every value below can be checked on the screens above or in the product guide.
| Attribute | Value | Where to verify |
|---|---|---|
| Software | MacXTools Yahoo Backup | Screenshots |
| Source account | Yahoo Mail | Step-1 |
| Login | Yahoo email address and user or app password | Step-2 |
| Folders | Archive, Bulk Mail, Draft, Inbox, Sent and Trash | Step-4 |
| Saving options | 8: PST, PDF, MBOX, HTML, EML, TXT, EMLX and MSG | Step-4 |
| Backup settings | Incremental Backup, split PST, date filter and Delete After Download | Step-4 |
| Trial limit | 100 emails | Product guide |
| Platforms | macOS 12 and later, Apple Silicon and Intel | Product guide |
| Price | $49.00 one time, 30 day refund | Refund policy |
Scope of the Yahoo backup software, stated before purchase.
Yahoo backup software saves the selected folders as they appear in the folder tree. Archive, Inbox, Sent and the other folders stay separate in the output.
Attachments travel with the messages they belong to. The software saves message details along with them.
The folder tree lists mail folders only. Yahoo contacts and calendars are not part of the backup.
Output lands in the folder set through Select Destination Path. The software needs enough free space there before Start Backup.
The free trial saves 100 emails. That is enough to test login, folder selection and the chosen saving option before purchasing the full version.
Saving Yahoo emails by hand works for a few messages. A backup tool suits a full mailbox.
| Task | Manual saving | Backup tool |
|---|---|---|
| Folders | Open and save messages one at a time | Folder tree with a checkbox on every folder |
| Output | Whatever the browser or mail app saves | 8 saving options |
| Repeat backups | Start again from the first message | Incremental Backup option |
| Large mailboxes | No size control | Split PST option |
| Clean-up | Delete messages by hand inside Yahoo | Delete After Download option |
What every user group needs from Yahoo backup software for Mac.
A local archive keeps old emails after the Yahoo account closes. PST or MBOX output opens in the new email client.
Customer emails stay on a Mac the business controls. Incremental Backup adds only new mail at every later backup.
Folder selection and a date filter keep backups to the mail that matters. Split PST keeps output files at a workable size.
PDF output gives emails a fixed layout for records and review. Folder structure stays visible in the saved files.
TXT and HTML output suits search and reading without an email client.
Delete After Download frees Yahoo mailbox space once the emails are saved to the Mac.
Emails on a closed Yahoo account are gone. The software saves the folders first, so receipts, contracts and old threads stay on the Mac.
MBOX and EMLX output suits a move into Apple Mail. What Is an MBOX File explains the format and the Mac apps that use it. MBOX Converter for Mac handles later conversions of the saved files.
PDF output converts Yahoo emails into fixed pages for review, audits and records. The date filter limits the backup to the period under review.
A mailbox near its limit needs older mail out of Yahoo. Delete After Download saves the emails to the Mac first and removes them from the account after.
Yahoo Mail lives on Yahoo servers. A local archive made with Yahoo backup software stays on the Mac when an account closes, a password is lost or a mailbox fills. For background on how email accounts store mail locally, see IMAP and POP on a Mac.
Enter the Yahoo email address and the user or app password on the login screen, then click Login. Remember Credentials is optional.
Mac Yahoo Backup Tool shows the folder tree after login. Select the folders to save, then select one of eight saving options. Advance Settings holds the split PST and date filter. Delete After Download and Incremental Backup sit below.
Select Destination Path with the Change button, then click Start Backup. The software saves the selected folders to the chosen location.
Three checks that keep the first Yahoo backup on Mac clean.
The login screen takes a user or app password. Have it ready before opening the software, with the Yahoo email address beside it.
The software asks for a destination with enough space. Select a folder on a disk that holds the full size of the mailbox.
Emails download from Yahoo during the backup. Keep the Mac connected to the internet and awake until the backup ends.
What Yahoo backup software needs to run.
It lists Archive, Bulk Mail, Draft, Inbox, Sent and Trash. Any folder can be selected or cleared before the backup starts. One checkbox on the account selects all of them.
A Yahoo email address and a user or app password. Both go on the first screen. Remember Credentials is optional and Logout sits in the top bar once the folder tree opens.
Eight: PST, PDF, MBOX, HTML, EML, TXT, EMLX and MSG. One option is selected per backup.
No. Incremental Backup downloads only the emails that arrived since the last backup, so later backups stay short.
Delete After Download removes emails from the Yahoo account once they are saved. Leave it unticked for the first backup. Open the saved files and check them first. Tick the option only after that.
Yes. Set Split PST and Date Filter sits under Advance Settings. The same panel limits a backup to emails from selected dates.
The free trial saves up to 100 emails. The full version removes that limit and costs $49.00 as a one time purchase with a 30 day refund.
The folder tree lists mail folders only. Contacts and calendars are not part of the backup.
macOS 12 and later, on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
Screens above from MacXTools Yahoo Backup. Product guide Licence agreement Refund policy. Page updated 8 October 2026.
One hundred emails are enough to confirm two things. The first is that the software logs in to the Yahoo account. The second is that the chosen saving option opens properly at the destination.