Yahoo mail can't download files

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How to set up a Yahoo email account in the Mail app on Windows 10.

Yahoo has stopped supporting its "Yahoo Mail" app for Windows 10, and this means that if you're still an avid user of Yahoo mail, starting May 22, 2017, you'll no longer be able to check your emails using the app.

While the company has advised users to switch to the web browser experience, you can still use other solutions, such as the Mail app included with Windows 10. This app not only includes support for Yahoo mail but it offers many of the same features, including desktop and Lock screen notifications, dynamic Live Tile updates in the Start menu, and theming with custom color schemes and backgrounds. It also won't bombard you with ads, unlike Yahoo's email website.

In this Windows 10 guide, we'll walk you through the easy steps to set up a Yahoo email account in the built-in Mail app. We tell you steps to fix specific sync issues that may occur after configuring the account, and we also look at the steps to uninstall the no longer supported Yahoo Mail app from your device.

How to add a Yahoo email account to the Mail app.

The Windows 10 Mail app makes it super easy to manage emails from many different services, and you can use the following steps to add your Yahoo email account.

Open Mail . Click the Settings (gear) button located in the bottom-left corner.

Inside the Settings flyout, click on Manage Accounts .

Click on Add account .

Click Yahoo! from the list.

Click Next .

Click Sign in .

Click Agree to allow the app to access your Yahoo account.

Once you completed the steps, your emails will begin to sync with the app, and you can start managing your account as you would normally do with Yahoo Mail.

How to customize a Yahoo email account settings.

Using the default Mail app included with Windows 10, it's also possible to customize a number of options for your Yahoo account.

Open Mail .

Right-click your Yahoo account and click Account settings .

Using the Yahoo account settings, you can change the account name to something more descriptive, which can come in handy when managing multiple accounts.

You can also click Change mailbox sync settings to manage your Yahoo email account sync settings.

In this page, you can change how often Mail should check for new emails, contacts, and calendars, which can help to save data and battery life.

Additionally, there is an option to change the name you use to send your messages, and under "Sync option," you can quickly control whether you want only sync emails, or calendars and contacts as well.

You'll find a number of advanced options, but it's not something regular users need to configure, as the app sets these settings automatically.

How to fix sync problems with a Yahoo email account.

In some cases, after configuring an account using the Windows 10 Mail app, you may receive an error trying to sync emails.

You may come across this error as a result of recent Yahoo security changes, but it's something that Microsoft has fixed by implementing OAuth (Open Authorization) security support for Yahoo accounts with the Windows 10 Creators Update.

If you're having this issue, it's probably because your device is not running the latest version of Windows 10. You can use our guide to installing the Creators Update on your computer to resolve this problem.

If after the upgrade you're still unable to sync your emails, you can try the following:

Configure two-step verification on your Yahoo account. Set up an app password. On Windows 10, open Mail . Right-click your Yahoo account and click Account settings . Type the newly created app password.

After entering the app password, your emails should start syncing with the Mail app again.

How to uninstall the Yahoo Mail app on Windows 10.

After May 22nd, the Yahoo Mail will no longer work, which means that it's also a good idea to remove it from your computer.

To uninstall Yahoo Mail from your device, do the following:

Open Settings . Click on Apps (or click on "System" if you're not running the Creators Update). Click on Apps & features . Select the Yahoo Mail app and click the Uninstall button. Click the Uninstall button to confirm.

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For more help articles, coverage, and answers to common questions about Windows 10, visit the following resources:

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Cannot download attachments from Yahoo! Mail - Error message: "Unable to download. Unable to open this internet site. The requested site is either unavailable. "

Original title: "Unable to download. Unable to open this internet site. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later." Error message received when trying to download using IE8.0 on Windows 7 64-bit.

I started getting this error message maybe a month ago when trying to download attachments from yahoo mail and also when trying to download installs from the internet. I'd guess its been caused by an update, as I have windows update service running as well as McAfee updates installing as and when available. Both have been installed since purchase and I've not previously had any problems with downloads.

I've run the internet explorer troubleshooters from Control Panel which didn't help and have tried the suggested solutions below from other similar posts, however i'm still experiencing this problem. I don't really want to un-install/re-install McAfee, although I will if this is the only solution.

Can anyone help please?

(Open internet explorer. Go to Tools -> Internet Options Go to the section called "Browsing History" and click on "Delete". Select "Temporary Internet Files", Cookies and History. Click Delete. Close IE.

Open Windows explorer. Go to C:\Users\ Right click on the folder called and click on Properties Go to Security. Click on Advanced. Click on Owner. Click Edit. Under the "Change owner to" section, select your user name. Check the box called "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects". Then click Apply. Then click Ok. Click OK on all the open menus.)

Cannot download PDF in yahoo mail.

I have a Lenova Yoga with Microsoft 10 and a yahoo email account. I am unable to download pdf files from this email. It spins and says it cannot download at this time and asks if I want to retry or cancel. I am able to open up the PDF on my iPhone and Ipad so I am assuming it something with the PC.

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Can you log into Yahoo Mail through the web browser then try downloading it from there?

As for Mail, you can try removing the the account then add it back. In Mail, click the Settings icon at the bottom Click Manage accounts Select your Yahoo account Click Delete. Restart Mail then setup the account again. Report abuse. 2 people found this reply helpful. Was this reply helpful? Sorry this didn't help. Great! Thanks for your feedback. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback. Hi Diane. I'm Greg, a volunteer installation specialist and 8 year Windows MVP, here to help you. Make sure you have your preferred .pdf reader set as Default at Settings > Apps > Default Apps > Choose by File Type and Set Default App by File Type and Set Defaults by App. If you don't have another Reader installed, choose Edge. If you're using Windows 10 Mail app, try resetting it at Settings > Apps and Features > Calendar and Mail app > Advanced Options > Reset. If you're not using Windows 10 Mail you can set it up following this guide: . I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let us know how it goes. I will keep working with you until it's resolved. Windows MVP 2010-20. Millions helped via my tutorials and personally in forums for 12 years. Now an Independent Advisor. Unable to Download Attachments in Yahoo! Mail. Yahoo! Mail is a popular web-based email service used by millions of people across the globe. If you are having trouble downloading attachments in Yahoo! Mail, the issue could come from the configuration settings or security settings of the internet browser. If your web-browser is Internet Explorer, disabling the Add-ons from the tools menu can help solve the issue, alternatively, there is also a solution for Chrome. Security issues may also contribute to this attachment problem. Configuring the security settings to the correct values will solve this. Antivirus software and proxy firewall settings may also be responsible for the issue with Yahoo! Mail attachments. Can't Open Attachments in Yahoo Mail. I have been unable to download any attachments from my Yahoo! emails. The message "The requested URL was not found on this Server" always pops up. By the way, what is a URL? This has only been happening in the last two weeks. Prior to this, I never had any problem opening attachments. I am not extremely computer savvy, so I don't know what to do to fix this issue. I still have the caveman dial up internet service with AOL: could this be a possible cause? I would really appreciate anyone who could help me with this. Solution. I had the same problem and could not open attachments in Yahoo! email. I went to Microsoft and found a couple of solutions, depending on your browser: Internet Explorer. Go to Internet Explorer and disable the Add-ons . You can find this setting under Tools > Manage Add-ons. I disabled all of them and then checked my email and the attachment opened. I then went back and enabled them one at a time until I found the one that caused the problem. Mine happened to be under MacAfee, the proxy, so all the others could be enabled again. I left the proxy one disabled and everything is good again. If you are using Chrome, you may have accidentally stopped Yahoo from downloading files (by closing a pop-up asking for permission to

download multiple files). You can easily check to see if this is the case for you:

Open Chrome Settings > Privacy > Content Settings > Automatic Downloads Allow automatic downloads, and see if that resolves your problems the next time you attempt to download a PDF or other file from Yahoo mail.

Note: We recommend that you close all of your browser windows before re-attempting to download your files .

Yahoo emails not downloading in Windows 10 Mail app.

I haven't been able to download the content of the emails from my yahoo account since I upgraded to Windows 10. I can see the emails there but each email does not display any content and has a message "Download messages and pictures". When I click on that link nothing happens. When I click on the Sync icon I wait approximately 5 minutes each time and then get the message "We're having a problem syncing information. This POP3 server does not support partial message retrieval. Error code: 0x80048811". This is indeed an odd message given I received a Yahoo support message today (after the Microsoft website directed me to the support page on the Yahoo website) recommending I use the IMAP server instead of the POP server.

I've spent countless hours over the past 3 weeks trying to fix this problem and approximately 5 hours with 4 different people from the Microsoft Chat team however we have made no progress in resolving the issue. I am starting to think that Windows 10 is not compatible with a Yahoo email account.

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