How to Export Contacts from Yahoo

Last Updated: January 28, 2022

Whether you want to back up your Yahoo! contacts or migrate them to another service, you can export your contact list as a CSV (comma-separated values) file. Nearly all other email services allow you to import CSV files so you can access your contacts whenever you need them. This wikiHow will teach you how to easily export contacts from Yahoo! Mail.

Steps

1
Go to https://mail.yahoo.com in any web browser. You can use any desktop web browser to follow these steps to export your Yahoo contacts.
2
Sign in (if prompted). Enter your Yahoo ID and password, then click the “Sign In” button. You will be brought to your Inbox.

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3
Click the tab with the contacts card icon. It's usually on the right side of the central panel that displays your inbox next to a calendar icon. Clicking this will load your contacts in the panel on the right side of the page.
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Click ••• . You'll see the three-dot menu icon under the gear icon on the right side of the panel.
5
Click Export to CSV file. This is usually near the bottom of the menu.
- You'll see a notification at the top of the browser window that the export will begin shortly.
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Choose a save location for the CSV file. When your file manager pops-up, select a location in which you want to save your file and change the name of it, if you'd like. By default, the file name is "contacts.csv.^{[1]
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