How to Create Folders to Organize Messages in Yahoo! Mail

Last Updated: June 27, 2017

Adding a folder in Yahoo mail is a very useful tool for organizing your Yahoo e-mails. It's the main tool to save your important mails for future references. If at some time your computer crashes, then all the mail previously placed into the folder will be saved. This article assumes that you have the latest Yahoo! Mail version installed on your computer.

Steps

1
Log in to your Yahoo! e-mail account.
2
Find the option "Folders" and hover over it with your mouse.
- You shall see a small + icon on the right hand side. It is used for adding folders.
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3
Click on this button. A new window, "Add a new folder", opens up.
4
Type in a name of a new folder, for example, "Saved mail".
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Click on OK button.
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Done. You just created a new folder.
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Follow the same procedure to create more folders to organize and save your Yahoo e-mail. Make sure to give a folder a meaningful name . Examples: "Business", "Personal", "from wikiHow" etc.

Community Q&A

Question

Can I create a sub folder within a folder in Yahoo mail?

Community Answer

Indeed you can. If using Yahoo mail on a desktop, access the context menu for the folder in need of the new dependent. Usually you can do this by right-clicking on it. Then select the option to create a new folder. If you're using an iPhone and the standard mail app, navigate to the "All Mailboxes" screen. Then select the "Edit" link at the top right. Select the folder, and choose the option to create a new folder from there.
Question

How do I delete an e-mail folder in Yahoo mail?

Community Answer

First, remove all content from the folder you want to delete. Open the folder and select each e-mail by clicking on the square to the left of it. In the actions bar above the inbox, select "move" or "delete." Once the e-mails have been removed, go to the folder you want to delete and left click it, then click "Delete Folder."
Question

Can rules be set up to allow an email to filter into various folders as they come in?

Community Answer

Click the Settings icon image of the Settings icon. Select More Settings. Click Filters. Click Add New Filters. Enter the filter name, set the filter rules, and choose or create a folder for the emails. Click Save.