How to Make Yahoo Mail Folders

Organize your messages with Yahoo Mail folders

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Updated on February 4, 2021

What to Know

Yahoo Mail web: Go to your Inbox. In the Folders pane, select New Folder. Name it and press Enter.
Yahoo Mail Basic: In the Folders pane, hover over Folders and select + (plus sign). Name the folder and press Enter.
Yahoo Mail app: Select the three-line menu and choose Create a new folder. Name it and tap OK.

This article explains how to make Yahoo Mail folders on a computer or with the mobile app. It includes information on Yahoo Mail Basic and instructions for adding files to the folder.

How to Make Folders in Yahoo Mail

Creating Yahoo Mail folders is a convenient way to keep your emails organized. Make separate folders for specific senders or make general folders to store messages about a similar topic.

To create folders in Yahoo Mail on a computer, log in to your account and open the Inbox.

In the Folders pane, select New Folder.
Enter a name for the folder.
Press Enter.
To access the folder, select the name as it appears in the Folders pane on the left side of the inbox.

Yahoo lists folders in alphabetical order. There is no way to rearrange them.

Hover the mouse cursor over the folder name and then select the drop-down arrow that appears to open a menu with more options. For example, you can delete the folder but only if the folder is empty. You can also create subfolders within the folders you make.

How to Add Messages to Folders

While viewing a message, select Move and choose the folder you want to send the message to.

Instead of manually moving multiple emails to a custom folder, set up filters to automatically move messages into respective folders.

How to Make Folders in Yahoo Mail Basic

Making folders in Yahoo Mail Basic is a similar process. From your Inbox:

In the Folders pane, hover the mouse cursor over Folders and select the plus sign (+) that appears.
Enter a name for the folder.
Press Enter.

How to Make Folders in the Yahoo Mail App

To create folders using the Yahoo Mail mobile app for iOS and Android:

Tap the hamburger menu (the three horizontally stacked lines) in the upper-left corner of the app.
Scroll to the bottom of the menu and tap Create a new folder.
Enter a name for the folder and then tap OK.
Your folder will appear under the Folders section of the main menu.

To open the folder, tap it once. Tap and hold a custom folder to make subfolders, rename the folder, or delete the folder.

How to Add Messages to Folders on the Mobile App

While viewing messages in the mobile app:

Tap the three vertical dots to the right of a sender's name.
Select Move.
Select the folder you want to send it to.

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