I just set up my gmail account on mail and it downloaded all 10,000 of my emails.

This took up 4GB and I got the 128GB SSD, so I don't want these old emails wasting space. I want to delete them from my computer but want to keep them on my gmail server. Will just deleting them in mail do this? If not, what do I do?

kerklein2 wrote:
So then I want POP. I want to clear out my hard drive of all these unneccesary emails and only keep the last few months or so.
Ensure that you uncheck the option to "Remove copy from server after retrieving a message"

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Just set up my new ipad Air and cannot set up my gmail account into mail ?

Just set up my new ipad Air and cannot set up my gmail account into mail ?

EASY SIMPLE FIX....
The problem is Google.
I had the same problem, couldn't install Gmail on my ipad or iphone and kept saying wrong / incorrect password, error messages. Worked for hours and hours on this.
It is Google's (optional) 2-step verification system that is to blame.
Google won't tell you this, and instead, they have come up with work arounds, and even telling people to install the Gmail iPhone/ipad app, which then limites the iphone/pad functionality when not using iphone's native mail.
FIX:
Logon to Google...
Go into your Google account preferenes
DELETE your cell number used for 2-step verification...... leave it blank
(it is optional, Google does not require you use 2-step verification)
Thats it. Your'e done.
Now set up your Gmail (now called Google) as usual on your Apple device.
You don't need 2-step (optional) verification.
There are other secure ways to do this. It is an option, but Google goes out of it's way not to tell you this.
(and a great way for Google to gleen your personal information, in the name of security)
Hope this helps someone.

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Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
To delete a mail account in Mail, open Mail, and go to Mail menu > Preferences > Accounts. Then, select the account you want to remove and press the - button.
Then, press the + button to add the AOL mail account

Setting Up Two Gmail Accounts in Mail...

I'm setting up two gmail accounts in my Mail on my Mac Book Pro. One account connects fine, but the other does not. Preferences and settings appear to be the same...
Can anyone suggest how I could fix this?

Did you enabled IMAP and POP access from Gmail's settings? Open gmail.com and go to settings / forwarding and POP IMAP and make sure everything is ok.
Let me know, bye

HT5361 How do I set up multiple gmail accounts in Mail without them sending from the wrong gmail address?

I have Mail set up with three gmail-based email accounts. I have chronically had an issue with sending email from one address and having responses to that original email come in to the other gmail addresses. When I try to select which server to send from, all three gmail servers are never online or available at the same time - it's always just one.
How do I get around this? My gmail-based accounts are for three distinct audiences, so I need them to function properly. I would rather be able to do this in Mail than by switching to internet-based email or using Outlook for Mac. At this point, I have had to stop using Mail and am just doing it through the internet. I have deleted all of my email accounts out of Mail, so nothing is currently set up in the application. Do I need to do anything to Mail to really wipe it clean before I start creating my accounts again?
Thanks in advance for your input!

After removing the account and reinstalling it. currently both send and receive are showing on my Mac Pro.. My MacBookPro s another issue ... even when I send email in that account from the MBP it "flashess" in the sent mail and then dissappears. I modified my "smart folder" and included "sent mail" and that was of no use either. When I first reloaded that account on the MBP this morning both sent and inbox mail showed ... but now nothing in the "sent" folder even though it is still showing on the MP and in the OWA account.
Since the mail is clearly in the OWA account I assume this is an Apple mail issue and not a GoDaddy (server) issue ..

How to set up a Gmail account with Mail

I have a POP Gmail account set up with with my Mail application and i runs fine except its not quite what i want
For example, when i delete emails from the Mail app, they still remain in my Gmail inbox and vice versa. I also have my mail synced with my iphone so when i send emails on my iPhone, they dont appear in my sent folder on my Mac etc
firstly, how can i fix this and also, whats the differnece between POP and IMAP set-up, i have another email account configured with IMAP and it does exactly what i want, is this the reason why?
thanks in advance

andy.lawrence wrote:
I have a POP Gmail account set up with with my Mail application and i runs fine except its not quite what i want
For example, when i delete emails from the Mail app, they still remain in my Gmail inbox and vice versa. I also have my mail synced with my iphone so when i send emails on my iPhone, they dont appear in my sent folder on my Mac etc
firstly, how can i fix this and also, whats the differnece between POP and IMAP set-up, i have another email account configured with IMAP and it does exactly what i want, is this the reason why?
yes. delete that account and recreate it as an imap account (gmail allows both). when creating the account using the account wizard uncheck the box to set it up automatically. This checkbox creates a POP account and you want imap.
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=81379
thanks in advance

HT1277 How to set up a Gmail account in Mail with 2-step verification enabled?

MacBookPro
Lion 10.7.3
Mail 5.2
Gmail
I am writing to report a software incompatibilitiy between Mail and Gmail accounts with 2-step verification enabled.
http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=180744
Gmail provides application specific passwords for these circumstances but those aren't working for me with Mail:
http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=185833
Based on a review on online forums it seems many are having this problem. I urge Apple to figure out a solution and I hope someone in this community has figured out a workaround. If you have please share!
Also if you're having the same issue please share that too.

We are just users, if you want to report this to Apple use the feedback page:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/

Setting up a gmail account in Mail.. varied results..

I've got an intel imac which i've had for several years and I've got my gmail setup using POP and it looks like this..
I've recently purchased a macbook air and attempted to do the same thing but I can't get it to display in the same way and it seems to insist on being IMAP not POP.. anyway it looks like this...
How can I get it so they both display like the top one??
Thanks!

Matt,
I've got one more, then I'll throw in the towel. This one is a little trickier but I feel confident it'll work, otherwise I'm at a loss. Especially because I've tried on three different machines here at my office and cannot for the life of me reproduce your issue.
If we were to copy all of Mail's support files from one computer to the other then we'd replicate your environment on the iMac. It does involve moving some plist and application support files around so if you'd rather hold off (for fear of data loss/corruption) then I totally understand. Otherwise here is my proposed steps:
Close/Quit Mail
On the iMac, go into your home folder and then your library folder. Copy the entire /Mail folder to your desktop.
Next, we're going to into the preferences folder and copy the com.apple.mail.plist to your desktop.
~/Library/Mail (folder and all contents)
~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist
Now on the MacBook Air, we're going to copy those same two items to your desktop. Again, make sure Mail isn't running. This is where it gets tricky and if you want to bail out and get a second opinion, then I completely understand.
We're going to take the Mail folder and the mail .plist (from the iMac) and replace what's currently on the MacBook Air. Then we're going to restart the machine and fire up mail. Now, I tested this on two of my machines here and it worked fine but from my time working for Apple and supporting users I learned: "Never mess with the mail.plist and a POP account. EVER."
But that doesn't mean, it won't work.

HT1338 My system is up to date - I've been at this all day - why can't my gmail account send mail and keep it in the sent folder is all I want to know - I would appreciate it if someone can help me fix this bcs no one I have called is able to figure it ou

I've been asking everyone I can think and no one seems to know the answer - very frustrating but my god, it's only a gmail account - why can't i send mail from the laptop? someone told me I would have to pay $90 for an application that's missing on my macbook air, I say gmail is free, why do I have to pay for it and they hang up on me - guy at apple store doesn't know what the problem is, it guys at work are being snobby about the type of phone i have - i only want to send mail from my gmail account and i am unable to do so from the laptop - i don't know why i'm bothering to put this here because no one has an answer

Have you tried contacting Gmail tech support?

Eén gmail account inkomende mails niet zichtbaar bij "alle inkomende"

Beste
Ik heb verschillende email-accounts op mijn iphone staan. Sinds een dag of 2 krijg ik van 1 van de accounts bij "alle inkomende" de mails te zien als ongelezen en met de vermelding "dit bericht heeft geen inhoud". Wanneer ik de map inbox van dit account op zich bekijk, staan de mails wel correct. Het is enkel van dit éne account, en enkel in de map "alle inkomende". Het gaat om een gmail-account, maar het ligt niet aan gmail. Ik heb meerdere gmail-accounts, en met de andere accounts is er géén probleem. Zie afbeelding hieronder.
Ik heb m'n account al verwijderd en opnieuw geïnstalleerd, iphone uit en weer aan gezet, ... niets helpt. Soms toont hij het wel correct, maar vaak ook niet. Op m'n ipad lijk ik dit probeem niet te hebben, in outlook op m'n pc ook niet, enkel op m'n iphone. Iemand enig idee wat er aan de hand is, of hoe ik dit kan oplossen? Alvast bedankt!!

Unable to create new email from Gmail account in Mail

I just installed gmail to retrieve messages within Mail: I can receive gmail messages and reply to gmail from Mail. However, I cannot create and send a new message in Mail using my gmail account; when I do I get the following error message:
Enter Password for Account
smtp.gmail.com:xxxx[account name]
The SMTP server "smtp.gmail.com" rejected the password for user "xxx[account name]"
Please re-enter your password, or cancel.
No matter how many times I add it correctly and click OK, the same message returns.

Google provides instructions for setting up a Gmail
account in Mail here:
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13
275
Make sure you’ve set up the account as described
there.
That is what I used to set up my gmail account in Apples Mail App before your post. Those instructions say that when you click on the Advanced Tab that the port will switch to 995 - which it did for me. I do have a minor problem though. Is there any way to prevent emails sent from Mail via gmail from showing up in gmails web page? I don't really like web mail whatsoever!
24" iMac 2.16 Intel 2G Memory Mac OS X (10.4.9) Parallels Desktop w/Windows Vista Ultimate
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Problem on setting up my Gmail account on my Ipod 4.

When setting up my gmail account on my Ipod 4, a message appears: "Cannot Get Mail: The user name or password for "imap.gmail.com" is incorrect". However, there is no mistake on my user name or password, I've checked it over and over again and it's all correct. Does anyone ever had this problem? Any solutions?

You need to log into your Google account and change/check. I just go to my web Goggle mail and then go Settings in the upper right and then to Forwarding and POP/IMAP.
The is also a link that say how to set up the account on different devices/programs.

I've set up my Gmail account to auto forward messages to iCloud Mail but message are not being received. Can anyone help?

I've set up my Gmail account to auto forward messages to iCloud Mail but message are not being received in iCloud Mail.
Can anyone help?

Try this out... this worked like a charm:
*On a desktop PC, log into your gmail account.
*Click the gear up in the top right corner > Settings
*Click Accounts
*Under "Change Account Settings", click "Other Goole Account Settings"
*Along the left, click "Security"
*Under 2-step verification, click "Manage your application specific passwords"
*It will ask for your usual gmail account password and take you to a page that says "
Authorized Access to your Google Account
*You will see a box to type in something (I just typed in iPad) then click "Generate Password"
*It will generate a random password for you... you will need this password Once in your iPad....
Now...
*Go to your iPhone Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars>Add Account>Google
*Type in your name, your usual gmail email address and for the password, type in that random one generated on your PC
It should work from there, if not follow what is below!
*On a desktop PC, log into your gmail account.
*Click the gear up in the top right corner > Settings
*Click Accounts
*Under "Change Account Settings", click "Other Goole Account Settings"
*Along the left, click "Security"
*Under 2-step verification, click "Manage your application specific passwords"
*It will ask for your usual gmail account password and take you to a page that says "
Authorized Access to your Google Account
*You will see a box to type in something (I just typed in iPad) then click "Generate Password"
*It will generate a random password for you... you will need this password THREE TIMES in your phone or ipad....
Now...
*Go to your iPhone Settings>Mail, Contacts, Calendars>Add Account>Other>add mail account
*Type in your name, your usual gmail email address and for the password, type in that random one generated on your PC
*Next
Incoming Mail Server:
Host Name: imap.gmail.com
User name: (your gmail email address)
Password: TYPE IN THAT RANDOM PASSWORD AGAIN
Outgoing Mail Server:
Host name: smtp.gmal.com
User name (your gmail email address)
Password: TYPE IN THAT RANDOM PASSWORD AGAIN
Done
And allll the emails came rushing in Hope this works for you!

Trouble accessing Email Settings when setting up a Gmail account

Hi there,
I have searched the forum but can't find any similar issues.
I have used BB before and just set up my new Curve 9300 (from work). The Work email and everything else works fine, but I can't set up a Gmail account on it. If I use the Wizard (or go via Email Options), and select 'Email Account Management', the screen says 'Initializing application - connecting to email settings', then it times out and gives the error message 'Your device had a problem connecting to the server'. I get this error message every time and my Work IT won't assist me in resolving the issue,
Any suggestions gratefully received!
Thanks in advance,
Jalber

Have you tried the hard reset? Removing battery for 2 minutes then put it back again? If this does not help you might need to set-up a user name and password to access your email settings on your phone. If you have access to a BIS website make sure the new phone's PIN and IMEI are the ones recorded there, if you have no account you need to create one on the website or you can call your service provider they will create it for you and send a password.

I tried to share a photo using e-mail and when I set up my gmail account I typed in the wrong user name and password. Now i can't share photos using e-mail.

I tried to share a photo using e-mail and when i set up my gmail account I typed in the wrong user name and password.
Now I can't send a photo because i get an error message saying the user name and password do not match.
How do i save a new gmail user name and password??

iPhoto Menu ->
Preferences ->
Accounts ->
Delete and recreate your email settings.
Alternatively, use Apple's Mail for the job. It has Templates too - and more of them.

I just set up my gmail account on mail and it downloaded all 10,000 of my emails.

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