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How do I get my old Yahoo mail format back?

How can I get my old yahoo mail format back? I absolutely hate the new format that you forced upon me!!!!?

  • This week, Yahoo, once again forced a new yahoo mail format on me and I hate it! How can i get my old format back?!?!?

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    Some people don't have "settings" from the icon GEAR at upper right. So, for those people, from the GEAR icon, click on "mail options" and then "viewing emails" and then uncheck "enable conversations". You have more features than going to "basic". I hope and pray to God that they don't eventually remove this option, so we are forced to deal with the "conversation" aspect. I would have to go to another mail provider. I simply can't deal with it.

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You can't get back to the old format and to be honest I doubt that Y! will offer the option given the fiasco that happened with Classic mail (ie they offered the option then and a lot of people reverted. When it came time to close Classic mail there was an even bigger uproar). So now you have an option to revert to "Basic" mail, but this is just a stripped down version of the new mail and nothing like the old version http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?page=content&id=SLN5171&actp=search&viewlocale=en_US&searchid=1381408493251&locale=en_US&y=PROD_MAIL_ML Personally I've found that by disabling one setting (conversations) then the familiarity increased and it's been a lot easier to use (removes grouping of mails in folders & the inbox, removes the hidden threading in mail conversations etc). You can try it yourself as follows http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?page=content&id=SLN15805&actp=search&viewlocale=en_US&searchid=1381409268523&locale=en_US&y=PROD_MAIL_ML Here's the link to Yahoo Feedback for mail http://yahoo.uservoice.com/forums/208925 so you can leave your comments for the Y! Mail team

Double Trouble

Hate hate hate it!!! I hope Yahoo is reading this.

Jenny F

The new one is one big disaster.

ofer

Master 1 2 3 is right! It looks a bit different still but it's similar to the old format. :D Because the main thing that bothers me about the new Yahoo is that the replying to emails was difficult, saving drafts, etc., and viewing it as Basic at least changes how you can reply to emails which I'm happy with..

Paige

HELLO , I DONOT WISH TO WANT THE NEW FORMAT OF YAHOO, PLZ I WUD LIKE TO HAVE THE PREVIOUS VERSION BACK, I WOULD BE VERY GREATFUL TO YOU IF U'D DO THAT . THANKS '

samr

I have the same issue.. it keeps threading the mail...how ridiculous of them to think we are the testers of the email "enhancements" which are crap!

Hellomotto

Thanks heaps! Master. I HATE the new setting and was having a melt down trying to use it. Thanks to your advice I have restored my Yahoo basic settings & my sanity! Katie

Katie

Thank you. I also HATE the new yahoo email. I have spent weeks- and countless frustrating hours- trying to figure it out. Ready to switch providers at this point.

Ross

The new format is just stupid. I can't even read an entire email message with this really stupid format. If at all possible I'll find a new place to get my messages.

KathleenC

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