Mail hangs with IMAP but not POP

Hey guys,
I'm running a POP Gmail account in Mail 3.1 and have about 3,000 messages in my Inbox. I recently created a new IMAP inbox for my gmail in Mail, works on my iPhone, but after Mail downloaded all the messages from the server, it just freezes and hangs after about a minute of use. Some messages are duplicated in the inbox. This only happens when having the IMAP account online, when switched off and only the POP inbox is running, mail works just fine.
Please advise.
Thank you,
Chris

Is there any reason why you keep 3,000 messages in the Inbox??
If you're now using imap with this many, the system will be trying to sync to keep both online and desktop aligned, so to speak. I'd encourage you to delete unwanted emails, then create specific folders and categorize your emails into some sort of filing system.
As early as the DOS days and the original Macs, directories/folders were there for a purpose. As I tell my students: imagine throwing all those files into your office filing cabinet with no alphabetized system. Not only would it be chaos, but imagine how much longer it would take you to find something.
Not trying to be sarcastic, but it's about the only analogy to describe the concept. Hope this helps a bit.

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