How to change back to Yahoo! Mail Classic

Yahoo! has recently made over its email client, Yahoo! Mail. The old standard Yahoo! Mail Classic look has been replaced with New Yahoo! Mail, which offers most of the same features but looks different and is organized differently. Yahoo! Mail users who don't like New Yahoo! Mail, or who simply like Yahoo! Mail Classic better, can switch back to the classic view easily.

Instructions

Step 1

In your web browser, go to the Yahoo! Mail home page (http://mail.yahoo.com). Sign in to your account using your Yahoo! ID and password, then click the yellow Sign In button. Once you've successfully logged in, you'll see your email folders on the left and the What's New and Inbox tabs in the middle.

Step 2

Choose the Mail Classic option

On the upper right side of the page, there are three links -- Mobile, Options, and Help. Click Options, and when the drop down menu appears, choose "Mail Classic..."

Step 3

Confirm that you want to switch back

A dialog box will pop up with two choices -- Switch to Yahoo! Mail Classic and Cancel. If you're sure you want to switch, click the first option; otherwise, choose Cancel to keep the New Yahoo! Mail. (If you wish to provide feedback about Yahoo! Mail, you can click the feedback link in the dialog box, which will open up a new window.)

Depending on your computer's speed and your Internet connection, the switch may take several seconds. When it's completed, you'll be looking at the old familiar Yahoo! Mail Classic interface.

Things Needed

A computer connected to the Internet

A valid New Yahoo! Mail account

Tips & Warnings

To switch back to New Yahoo! Mail, click the All-New Mail link at the top left corner of your Yahoo! Mail Classic page (once you've signed in).

Comments (1 to 4 of 4)

Joey Alizio Jr

Feb 16, 12 at 08:05 PM

Mozilla FireFox..
ThiS Is Easy And Fun...
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Disable Javascript..
Boom! Go To Your Yahoo! Email..
Refresh The Page..
Switch Back To The ClaSSIc Yahoo! Mail..
That You Love The Most!

Go Back!
Don't Forget To Re-Enable Javascript!

Joey Alizio Jr

Feb 16, 12 at 08:04 PM

Go Back!
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Greg Schwartz

Mar 28, 11 at 10:48 PM

Thanks!

Manjurul Islam

Mar 28, 11 at 11:48 AM

Nice tips.

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