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How to import contacts from another / an old Yahoo Messenger account

My story was simple. Because I will let open one computer 24/7 only to keep in touch with friends and family using Yahoo Messenger I got in some kind of stuck looking for a method to import all of those contacts from other Yahoo Messenger account of mine to that one I will let it open over night.

The solution is very simple and it’s offered by Yahoo Messenger itself. The curious thing is that it was impossible to find it over the web. Or maybe I didn’t use the right search keywords. So, as usually I figure it out by myself (after a couple of beers :-P).

Lets do it together. Open both YM accounts (there can be more, no problem – you will have to repeat the steps). For this you’ll need two computers or Y!Multi Messenger which allows you to have two or more YM instances opened in the same time on the same computer or just ask a trusted friend to help you by giving him your password.

In the account you want to export contacts go to Actions / Send my messenger list or simply press CTRL+SHIFT+M. In the first window select your second contact name (to which you want to add your contacts, that one you opened on the other computer) and after that click Next to choose which contacts to send.

Import Yahoo Messenger Contacts

Import Yahoo Messenger Contacts

Go now to the second instance of Yahoo Messenger. You should have there a new window opened and an invitation to view all those contacts you have been sent a couple of moments ago. Click on view contacts and then select from the list which one you want to import in this account. The contacts you have already in the list will be marked in grey and with a message telling you that you have it already in your list.

In the case you have already all of those contacts in your account list, there will pop up a message telling you “All of the contacts who were sent to you are already in your Messenger list”.

Done! You have now all your contacts transferred from one Yahoo Messenger account to another :)

PS. The new YM 9 is offering ways to transfer contacts from even different accounts like Gmail, MSN etc.

Update: There is no need to open in the same time your both Yahoo Messenger accounts. Just send that list to your new account and than open that new account and click on view contacts and then select from the list which one you want to import in this account.

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