How do I transfer my e-mail contacts from one account to another?

How do I transfer contacts, emails and folders from one yahoo email account to another ?

• Answer:

  To export contacts: 1. On your Yahoo! Mail page, click Options in the upper-right corner and select Mail Options. 2. From the list on the left side, click Contacts. 3. Click the "Tools" button just below the Contacts tab. 4. Click "Export". Saving the file to your Desktop makes it easy to find.Fill in the 'Captcha' image and click Export. 5. Your options are: Microsoft Outlook, Netscape/Thunderbird, Yahoo! CSV, vCard Single File (recommended for Palm Desktop users), vCard, Zip of .VCF files: 6. Use steps 1 to 4 to "Import" to the new mail address after you sign in there. Save the CSV file where you can find it, then Import to another mail account. (CSV means Comma Separated Values.) ***Keep a copy for backup, just in case! To import contacts: 1. On your Yahoo! Mail page, click Contacts in the left hand column. This will open your Contacts page. 2. From the Tools drop-down menu in the upper middle section of the page, select Import 3. From the list on the left side, click Contacts Options. 4. You will be shown several options for importing contacts. If you would like to import your contacts from another email service, select the icon from the list. If you would like to import your contacts from a desktop client, please select the ? 5. Once you have selected the type of account you would like to import your contacts from, you will be taken to a page to verify your credentials for this account. Many of the options will be filled in for you. Follow the onscreen prompts to finish your import. There are absolutely NO shortcuts for transferring folders or e-mails, unless you make an alias account which merges both accounts into one, but giving you different addresses (maximum of 6) http://edit.yahoo.com/config/list_alias To create a new alias (maximum of 6): - Go to your Account Information page. - Make sure you are signed in, click Add An Alias and enter the desired alias you would like to associate to your account. - Be sure to click Save. If the accounts are unlinked, you must create the same new folders one by one, and forward each mail separately as well - then move into the new folders. (If the date or from name is important, add it to the subject line since all mail will show as today and from yourself.) (Ribbit)