How do I keep basic yahoo mail?

Question

I had basic yahoo mail (which I liked) and then I got curious and clicked on "Switch to Newest version of Y! Mail" thinking that I could go back to my basic mail if I wanted. But I really don't like the new version of yahoo and want my basic version back. I found a link to get back to the basic mail...

Answer 1

Hello there,
A number of people are asking the same question with similar concerns.

There are only TWO versions of Yahoo! Email left, Classic and the new Regular. All the other Yahoo Email versions Yahoo! has dropped and eliminated. They no longer exist, and I have not found any links to go back to them.

The only old version that you can return to is Yahoo! CLASSIC.
There still are several options available for you.

#1) These links are still working today, July 30, 2011 and will RETURN and launch your email back to the ORIGINAL Classic Mail, but you may need to continue clicking on the links each time you log in. It would be good to bookmark them, save to your favourites or email them to yourself.
http://us.mc598.mail.yahoo.com/mc/launch
as will this link: http://us.mc598.mail.yahoo.com/mc/welcom...
If you click on the link and it does not automatically open to Classic mail, copy & paste the address from your browser into a new window, and press enter.
A number of people have told me the links DO continue to work for them.

As I was checking to see if they were still functioning at a friend’s, one of those links above launched into a full page of advertising for the new mail, in the small print ¾ of the page down and to the right there was an option to click that said ‘Return to Classic’. I immediately took a screen shot and saved it as a picture, and had another friend do the same. The second photo is the Canadian version.
This is what it looks like: https://sites.google.com/site/classicyas... (This link takes you to a site I made to share with you so that you could see what the screen looks like and WHERE to click).

These links make the ‘choose this option’ come up, and MAY work for you if you have only logged into the new email ONCE otherwise they do not work at all or will only open the new Yahoo! mail:
Launch to choose new or stay with Classic Canada Yahoo link: http://ca.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/neo/
Launch to choose new or stay with Classic USA Yahoo link: http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/neo

The report from Yahoo! Is that you will need to choose EVERY TIME you open your email to stay with Classic mail, and click on the proper link until August 15, 2011.

#2) I have a Yahoo! Plus account, there is a built in OPTION there (that is NOT in the free Yahoo! accounts) to switch back to Yahoo! Classic, which I have done and it remains, and perhaps that is an option for you. The Yahoo! Plus account is $19.99 (US) a year.

#3 Numerous solutions for various browsers and different versions of Windows people use, this is the best solution. Link to: is http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110711182440AA5aBbB
The link is to an answer given by another person, Katie M, who posted a very good answer that addresses browsers and Windows here on Yahoo! Answers to help you switch back.

From what other Yahoo! users have email to me and from what I have read on some other Yahoo! Answers posts, disabling the scripting and lowering the resolution does NOT permanently work on a number of computer, primarily those running Windows 7. You will need to either disable scripting or lower resolution each time you log in. For others it continues to work.

Let Yahoo! know that you would like the original Yahoo! Classic instead of the new.
http://feedback.help.yahoo.com/feedback.php?.src=YAHOOMAIL&.done=http://mail.yahoo.com

If you would like to keep working with the new mail there are a number of things you can try. Update your Adobe Flash Player, and Java script. Check for updates for your Windows. Check for updates for your browser (s) Internet Explorer (IE), Safari, Google Chrome, Modzilla Firefox etc. Clear out your cache, cookies, temporary files and browsing history. The easiest method to clean out those files is press simultaneously Ctrl, Shift and Delete keys while your browser window is still OPEN. This also deletes your passwords and banking information. Or view this page for further information: http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Your-Browser's-Cache
You may consider trying an alternate browser.
Hope that helps you.
Barbara

Answer 2

I have windows 8. I clicked on spool next to mailicon in upper right corner. Select settings,then under mail versions, select basic and save.

Answer 3

Me too I am fed up of the ever changing versions of yahoo mail. If people aer happy with the simple classic mail, why do you keep changing it? If people don't want to change their classic mail, leave it alone!

Answer 4

basic mail

Answer 5

I know hate is a strong word, BUT the new vision of yahoo is very poor it kicks me out of my emails so I can no longer send me emails. I thinking I'm going to have to set up an account with gmail :(

Answer 6

I'm really worried that I'll never be able to keep my basic yahoo.

Answer 7

I always want basic mail not new one

Answer 8

I want my regular yahoo mail not this new kind of mess you all got going!

Answer 9

i want to go back to basic mail for ever

Answer 10

This has become a very slow nightmare for non geeks. My computer and server will be history if this continues. Other servers may be more cooperative. If not, USPS/smoke signals come to mind.