Mail & GMail: enemies

For some reason, I can't get these two to cooperate... I have a cox address too, that I set up with gmail. Could that be the issue?
1. I use IMAP
2. Set all proper settings
3. Random files appearing on left side-bar (tabs are :Mailboxes, Reminders, On my Mac, and Gmail)
4. Under Gmail there's 6 folders: [Gmail] (which is white), Deleted Messages, Junk, Junk-email (what's up with two folders of the same thing???), Trash, Trash-for my other cox address).
5. Duplicate messages received by my gmail account
6. can't receive any messages through Mail.
Someone help!

No, I don't need all of the messages all of the time.
Then you have no need for IMAP.
From what I understand, it makes no difference--cox or yahoo
Yes, it does make a difference. I can't use Gmail for my Yahoo! account, or any other account from another provider; same with Cox. You need to use the Cox servers to send and receive your mail for that account. While it's true you can send email through a Gmail server if you have an account there, it shows up as coming from Gmail, not your real email provider. And mail sent to your Cox address can't be received via Gmail unless you were to first forward it to Gmail, which there is no good reason for you to do.
Mail is inconsistent. I can check my web mail--which is more reliable--to get messages on the spot. Whereas, in Mail, it takes a few minutes to actually get a message.
I don't find Mail to be inconsistent at all and I've been doing this for years. I'd say it's more likely a problem with your email provider, Cox; or their mail servers.
Mail is inconsistent. I can check my web mail--which is more reliable--to get messages on the spot. Whereas, in Mail, it takes a few minutes to actually get a message.
Because by your own admission, you don't need to save all your email. In addition, Gmail does not implement IMAP in a way that's easy to manage for users (multiple folders holding the same messages, etc.). If you stick with POP email, it's much easier and intuitive to manage, and the mail you want to keep resides on your Mac, not somewhere else that is always communicating with Mail to keep everything in sync; that process alone grows longer and longer the more email you have.
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