June 6, 2020

Yahoo Account not Working on Mac

How to solve the problem of Yahoo account not working on the Mac?

Yahoo is one of the biggest digital media service providers that facilitate the use of online services with the digital account that is used by users with the Mac device.

Some users face the problem of using this account on the Mac device; this problem can be solved by using a few methods that are given below.

Check the internet connection of Mac

Yahoo account requires an active internet connection to work in the Mac device thus, a user is recommended to check and ensure that the device is getting the internet connection or not.

A user can examine the network connection in Mac by using this process.

  • Open the operating system of Mac and select the Network icon.
  • Check whether the Wi-Fi is turned on or not.

If the Wi-Fi is turned on but the device is not getting the connection then he can use network diagnostic tool with this process.

  • Start the Mac device.
  • Open the Apple menu.
  • Select System & Preferences and choose Network.
  • Then click on Assist Me option.

The user can also restart the router of the Wi-Fi to enable network connection.

Update the operating system of Mac

If the internet connection is not creating any problem then the user can update the operating system of the Mac device to resolve this Yahoo recovery of account problem.

Wherever the user updates its Mac OS, there new are some features added to the software to increase the functionality of Mac.

  • Visit the section of System preferences from the Apple menu in Mac.
  • Click on Software Update option.
  • On the availability of any update, Click Update Now button to install the available updates.

Remove and add the Yahoo account on Mac

A user can delete the Yahoo account from the Mac mail device and then re-add it to the device by using the below-mentioned method.

  • Open the Mac device and navigate to Mac Mail.
  • Navigate to the Preference option and then select the Accounts tab.
  • Click on “+” icon and select Yahoo account.
  • Enter the username, Email ID and password.
  • Type the details of the incoming and outgoing servers.
  • Save the changes.

A user has to complete the Yahoo account recovery process and contact the customer support of Yahoo or Apple to get further information about the solutions of the non-working issues.