How to Migrate from Yahoo Mail to Grigora Mail

Switching from Yahoo Mail to Grigora Mail gives you a cleaner, more focused email experience without losing your communication history. This guide walks you through exporting your Yahoo emails and importing them directly into your new Grigora Mail account.

Prepare for Migration

Thunderbird email client website showing 'Free Your Inbox' and a 'Download' button pointed to by a red arrow.

To begin, you will need a free email client called Thunderbird. Download and install it on your computer (a link is typically provided in the software documentation).

Screenshot of Thunderbird email client in dark mode, showing a Yahoo Mail inbox with a new sign-in notification and a welcome email.

Open Thunderbird and log in using your Yahoo Mail credentials to sync your account.

Install Export Tool

Thunderbird email client dark mode showing steps to install ImportExportTools NG extension via settings and add-ons.

Once logged into Thunderbird, go to "Settings", click the gear icon at the bottom left, and select "Add-ons and Themes". Search for the extension "ImportExportTools NG" and install it. This tool is essential for exporting your mail folders in a format compatible with Grigora.

Export Yahoo Emails

Thunderbird email client showing steps to export an inbox as an mbox file using ImportExportTools NG.

Return to your mail folder list in Thunderbird. Right-click on the folder you wish to migrate and select "ImportExportTools NG" > "Export folder" > "As mbox File". Save the file to your computer.

An MBOX file for Inbox shown in a file explorer window, with an email client visible in the background.

If the saved file does not have a file extension, rename it to add ".mbox" to the end of the filename to ensure compatibility.

Create Your Grigora Mail Account

Grigora dashboard showing email inboxes, domain verification, and an option to remove the domain.

Navigate to the Grigora dashboard and click on "Mails".

Screenshot of an email inbox management interface with two active email addresses and a 'Create new address' button.

Select "Create New Address".

Email registration form with website, email, and password fields, and a 'Continue' button.

Choose your domain (add it by clicking Add a Website or Domain), and enter your desired email prefix. Create a password for the account and click "Continue".

Email domain verification screen with DNS records (MX, TXT, CNAME) and their verification statuses.

Ensure you have added the required DNS records to your domain manager.

A screenshot of a domain verification page with MX, TXT, and CNAME records, mostly showing 'Verified' status.

After adding, click Check Verification.

Grigora inbox settings with 'Receive emails inside Grigora' toggled on and 'Forward a copy to another email' off.

Verify that the "Receive emails inside Grigora" toggle is turned on so emails are stored in your inbox.

Grigora email inbox setup screen for forwarding. Toggle is enabled to forward emails to another address, with an example email shown and a continue button.

To forward a copy to another email, turn on the toggle, enter the email address and click continue

Screenshot of sender details form including 'From Name', 'Reply-to Email', and a checkbox to 'Include website link in signature'.

Enter a name for your email account, check if you want to include a website link in your signature, and click "Finish Setup".

Import Data to Grigora

Screenshot of an 'Email Inboxes' interface showing multiple email addresses with 'Open Inbox' buttons and a red arrow pointing to one.

Open your new inbox and log in with your credentials.

Go to "Settings" and on the settings page.

Click on "Import data".

Steps to import data: a file upload box, selecting an MBOX file from a directory, and the uploaded file ready for import.

Click "Choose File", select the .mbox file you extracted earlier, and click next.

A user interface displaying an 'Import Data' modal window with options to 'Merge with existing folders' or 'Import to new folder'.

You can choose to "Merge with existing folders" or "Import to new folder". Select your preference and click "Start Import".

An app interface showing 'Import Data' modal with a 'Import Successful' message and a 'Done' button.

Once the process is complete, you will see a success message.

You have successfully migrated your emails from Yahoo Mail to Grigora Mail!