Do over on an apple imap account

I want to delete a me.com imap account and let mail recreate it from scratch. Question is the saved mail folder that is "on my mac" will that be deleted, when I delete the account? If it is I can copy it to a folder on the me.com web app first.

No, only mailboxes associated with the account - and any messages they contain - will be deleted. If you have moved your mail to "On My Mac" mailboxes, those will not be deleted.

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What is my IMAP account doing?

In Mail - viewing mail activity I get "incoming mails 1 of 250+" - this is now happening on a regular basis, with the number always large. When I view Activity window it appears
there is cache activity on my IMAP account:
'TAG - IMAP account - synchronising with server
Sent - IMAP account Updating cache directory".
Apple - IMAP account updating cache directory
... and so on....
What's happening? I'm not making any updates directly on Mobile me - just on mu iMac via Mail.

Have a look here > http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/mail/

I have 2 ipads and my iphon on the same icloud account and it wont let me back it up cause i dont have enough space so I want to move my iphone over to a new icloud account i made with a new apple id but i dont want to delet the ipads off their account?

I have 2 ipads and my iphone on the same icloud account and it wont let me back it up cause I dont have enough space. So I want to move my iphone over to a new icloud account with my new apple id that i made but i dont want to delete the ipads off the old account just move the iphone to the new one. How do I do that I despreatly need help!!!

To migrate your phone to a new account, start by saving any photo stream photos that you want to keep to your camera roll (unless already there) by opening your my photo stream album, tapping Select, tapping the photos, tap the share icon (box with upward facing arrow), then tapping Save to Camera Roll. If you are syncing notes with iCloud that you want to keep on the phone, you'll need to open each of your notes and email them to yourself so you can later copy and paste the text into new notes created in your new account. Then go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account (which only deletes it from this device, not from iCloud; your other devices won't be effected by this), provide the password to turn off Find My iPhone (if using iOS 7) and choose Keep on My iPhone when prompted . Then sign back in with your new Apple ID to create your new account and choose Merge to upload your data to the new account.

Gmail IMAP account stopped working with Apple Mail

I have Leopard with 10.5.5, just updated it a few days ago.
I have used my gmail account for a few years with Apple mail with no real problems, but now today, I got errors about an invalid certificate, and a little exclimation point by my gmail inbox. I have an iPhone and another Mac that I was syncing all this to so I don't know something with one of those screwed it up, so I have removed all gmail accounts from everything and I'm just trying to set it back up on my main laptop, but i get an error when setting up the new IMAP account. Now it says logging into the IMAP server has failed and to check my username and password... I am following the instructions from the gmail site really close, and I've even reset my gmail password.
anybody know why it still isn't working?

Hmm, turns out my iMac Apple Mail has been resetting the Mailbox activity settings for some random reason which would explain the drafts problem. Wonder why?

I downloaded OS X Lion Server using my apple developer account? Will it stay after my enrolment is over?

The title says it all. I downloaded OS X Lion Server using my apple developer account? Will it stay after my 1 year enrolment is over? I basicaly signed in and redeemed a code to download OS X Lion Server. It is now in my purchased list in the Mac App Store. But I got it by redeeming a code that I got through being an Apple Mac Developer. I wanted to know if I decided not to pay $99 next year to renew my enrolment, will I still be able to keep OS X Lion Server in my purchased list in the Mac App Store. When I click on More Apps by Apple in the Mac App Store, it takes me to the page with all their apps. OS X Lion Server says it is installed. But I want to know if it will still be in the purchased menu after the enrolment is finished and not renewed.

I am a new Mac Developer. I checked the page you gave me and I think it's more to do with topics about programming and using the developer tools and pre-release software. I don't think my question relates to any of the topics there. OS X Lion Server has already been released and is available for the public. I was planning on buying it. But before I did that I wanted to become a developer. So I enrolled in the Mac Developer program and I went to download OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 2 when I realized that I could also download the already released OS X Lion Server which was available for $50. So instead of buying it from the Mac App Store, I just got the redemption code from the Mac Developer Center and downloaded it free of charge (I did pay the $99 to be a Mac Developer though). Now it has been added to the purchased list in the Mac App Store and when I click the More Apps by Apple button in the Mac App Store, it takes me to the page with all Apple apps. And now on that page it says that OS X Lion Server has been installed. I am just wandering if once my enrollment is over next year April, and I decide not to renew my enrolment, will I still be able to have the OS X Lion Server in my list of purchased apps and still be able to re-download it? Sorry if this is too long, but I am trying to be as clear as possible. Sometimes when I ask questions, I wait a whole day and go back there, only to find out that they didn't understand what I meant. Thank you .

Apple Mail not working with IMAP account

I have been using Entourage for my email with several IMAP email accounts. SOme of the accounts I was getting occasional errors so I thought I would try Apple Mail.
I am able to successfully set up the accounts in Mail (i.e. it successfully logs into server) however it does not get any of the mail nor does it get any of the mail folders that are on the IMAP server (viewing email using Web Mail or even going back to Entourage shows the emails on the account). Are there any special (hidden) tricks that I need to do to get Mail to work with a standard IMAP mail server?

I have a very similar problem. Apparently IMAP access is better than POP3. Well IMAP slows my Mac to a complete stop whereas POP3 is seamless. I deleted my POP3 mailboxes after successfully accessing my GMail accounts via IMAP, then it slowed down.
I've deleted the IMAP accounts a few times, but each time a new account is created it forces me to accept IMAP with no option for POP3. The help file also contains no information on POP3.
I get about 50 emails everyday and my usual point of email access has just become redundant, I must now rely on email via my browser and .
I made this change because the iPhone does not sync downloaded emails with Apple Mail. In Mail on my Mac, the one GMail inbox I have setup says there are 11 unread which it eventually shows yet none appear unread. I'll have to rely on web-based email until this is resolved.
Can anyone help with these IMAP access problems?

Can I copy emails between an IMAP account and an Exchange account, via Apple Mail client?

If I have an IMAP account configured in my Apple Mail client profile, and then I also add an Exchange 2010 Server account to that same profile, can I use the Apple Mail client to copy folders and messages from my IMAP account, into my mail store on the Exchange Server account?

Pop mail accounts must be set up to 'leave messages on the server'.
check this before using.
* Tools > Account Settings > Server Settings for the mail account
or
* menu icon > Options > Account Settings > Server Settings for the mail account
select: 'leave messages on the server'
optional: select: 'for at most xx days' this will delete anything older than specified number of days select 'Until I delete them' when you delete an email it will be deleted off the server.
click on Ok to save settings.
Pop mail accounts only look at Inbox and download whatever has not been previously downloaded regardless of whether it has been read or not. They cannot access nor download from any other folder on the server.
If you wanted to download emails in other fodlers, you would have to move emails into the Inbox in order to download them and this may not be very practical in your situation.
What you can do is synchronize your IMAP folders to get a copy downloaded to your IMAP mail account.
Then go into 'offline' mode to stop any further synchronizing as synchronized folders do get updated.
MozBackup tool could now be used to backup the Profile as synchronising created mbox files which contain emails.
You can also do the following to get a copy outside of the IMAP mail account:
Create the same folders in 'Local Folders'.
Then right click on email and 'copy to' and select Local Folders and the folder you require.
Putting a copy in Local Folders means these emails are also on your computer and they are not influenced by anything you do in the IMAP folders.
You would need to backup emails in these folders.
See info:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/IMAP_backup
MozBackup:
* http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/
ImportExporttool:
* https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/importexporttools/

Deleting an IMAP Account in Apple Mail

Hello,
Recently the staff director set the staff up with Apple Mail, and for the most part it is running smoothly. However, there are two workstations that share an odd glitch. An IMAP account that cannot synchronize to our mail server can also not be deleted. I tried simply deleting the ~Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.pl file, but alas the mailbox populated on its own (and MobileMe is probably not the cause as we are not using it).
Checking through the server's mail settings everything seems alright, though at that point I noticed that the two workstations share the same username (for instance: a1@example1, and a1@example2). The other workstations each have independent usernames.
A detail that I don't think is the cause, but may be important enough to share is that 'a1' has administrative privileges on our server. Another common link between the two workstations in question is that they are both Mac Minis (OS 10.6.3), whereas the other workstations are iMacs (OS 10.5.8).
If you have any ideas, I would love to hear from you. Thanks!

I am sorry, I should have mentioned that I did try the usual method in preferences for deleting the account before trying anything else. Simultaneously removing com.apple.plist as well as the Mail folder and then restarting the workstation unfortunately does not solve the problem either. The account is somehow reproducing itself in Apple Mail.
I feel I should also be a bit more detailed with the account's syncing to our mail server; it seems like the account (on both workstations) has been trying to sync to our mail server with no success. I'm not sure if that makes a difference in the process of removing the account.
Thank you for your assistance!

HT5610 How do I de-authorize my 5 computers and start over for an Apple account?

Same as title, How do I de-authorize the 5 computer limit such that I can start over for an Apple account?

"How do I de-authorize all computers when I don't have access to all of them? "
iTunes Store: About authorization and deauthorization
"And if I do de-authorize currently active/authorized computers with the intention of re-authorizing them, do I lose any downloads or content?"
No

New IMAP account won't appear on Apple Mail and yet wipes server

I have a problem with Apple Mail and a new IMAP account I've created.
I have one IMAP account (mail@*.com) which works fine and then recently I created a second IMAP account on that same server (property@*.com). I copied the details from the server to Apple Mail and yet as soon as I set up the account on Apple Mail then the test mails I send vanish from the server and do not show up in Apple Mail. When I remove that account on my Apple Mail then I can send messages to via webmail which show up on the server again.
Similarly when I use Thunderbird as my mail client then the property@*.com IMAP mail shows up fine.
Is there some conflict with having two IMAP accounts from the same server? is there any way I can get round that - set up an alias to have my property mail hived off to a different account / or even folder?
I would appreciate help... although I notice that 4 out of 5 of my last posts didn't get answered...
Alistair
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It's a bad idea to post your email addresses - it's an invitation to spam - and I've asked the Moderators to remove them.

HT1277 I am trying to setup a new email account. Apple Mail is trying to configure it as an iMAP account but it is actually a POP account. I cannot figure out how to override that. What do I need to do?

I am trying to setup a secondary e-mail account which is a POP account. However, when I try to setup the new account, Mail detects it as an iMAP account. Once Mail sets it up as an iMAP account it doesn't work. I cannot figure out how to override the automatic setup and manually configure it as a POP account.

Yeah, silly as it seems, OSX is trying to do too much for us, not on 10.8 to test, but try this...
velocityg4
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I'm not sure why you would want POP over IMAP. When IMAP is so much more versatile.
velocityg4
Anyways if it works like 10.7 Mail. When adding the account trick it. Do this by just entering some fake email address and password into the boxes and click continue. It will then say it could not find the correct settings, click continue. Now you will be given the option to enter everything manually.
Now you can choose POP and manually enter the POP and SMTP settings for Yahoo. Which I believe are pop.mail.yahoo.com, Port 995, SSL and smtp.mail.yahoo.com, port 465, SSL, authentication required. Enter your correct email address now.
Once added go back to your accounts list and edit it to make sure that it now lists your correct yahoo address and not the fake address in all areas.
Note: Be sure when entering the fake email address to not use a major provider it likely knows. So don't choose @gmail, @hotmail, &c instead use something like @weevilfarts.com.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1460262

TS3276 20GB gmail IMAP account in Apple Mail 4.5 is very slow

I have several users with large Gmail IMAP accounts (10GB - 20GB). these accounts work fine from web browser, but one user (87% of 25GB gmail account) experiences frequent slow downs and delays both sending, receiving and worse filing mail in Apple Mail 4.5
I assume this was to do with volume of mail, but other users are fine. I have repared permissions and rebuilt the index, which has made no difference, any ideas what could be causing this?
All users are running recent Imacs with snow leopard sufficient disk space and memory.
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Hi, I am striking out in getting to the bottom of this issue and need advice.
I have a macbook (08) running mail 3.6 and have no problem w/ my gmail/aol/att accounts.. but with my wifes new macbook 10.6.4 (4.3 mail) Gmail constantly reloads all mail I delete and I can not receive any new emails. Mail is setting up automatically as IMAP settings even though I have my other email as POP and have no issues. I can not find any help via Apple and searching the internet seems just as bad. I have also tried ports 465 / 993 / 995 none seem to work. I have tried the unlock method as well. I will have to try this auto setup to POP as I can't get IMAP to work.. but it seems like I have tried almost everything! I have seen your responses in a number of areas to this issue but thought I could ask directly. Please help.

Two Apple Mail imap accounts, but can never include 2nd account in REPLY ALL

Hi. I have two Apple Mail imap accounts. One for me and one for my boss. The problem is, if I receive an email in which my boss is cc'd and I then click on REPLY ALL, Mail never includes my boss's email address and I have to manually type it in. Is there anything I can do to fix this? Thank you.

Open Mail>Preferences>Accounts, scan down to the entry 'Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)', click on the dropdown and select Edit SMTP Server List and verify that each account has the correct SMTP server set.
Then close it
Once you have verified that the servers are set correctly check the box that says 'Use only this server' for each of the accounts.

How do I sync an IMAP non-Apple email account across devices?

At the moment, anything I do to my BT.Yahoo account on my iMac doesn't sync with my MBP or iPhone

If it is actually an IMAP account, and you have it set up as IMAP on all devices, it should sync without you needing to do anything. That's how IMAP works. However, if you have it set up as a POP account on just one of those devices, that will remove the messages from the server, screwing up access for the other devices.

I have multiple imap accounts on thunderbird, but the last two accounts will not show messages in the inbox.

I have 7 imap accounts some with several subscribed folders. One is a gmail account. The others are from a personal .com. Everything works fine, including the gmail, except the last two accounts added will not sync the inboxes. The sent boxes sync fine, but I see no messages in the inboxes of just the last two accounts added. I know the imap server is working properly as the messages received to these accounts can be viewed via webmail, and the inboxes sync just fine on my email on my phone. I have been over and over all the settings from account to account. What am I missing. Please help.
Thank you.

Security Software and Related Troubles
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1629          Ports List
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Check correct date, time, and timezone.
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Reinstall itunes FOLLOWING ARTICLE while all security off / disabled or completely removed.
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Do over on an apple imap account

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