OS X :: How To Use GMail On Mac
Oct 24, 2010
I bought a MacBook Pro for a month ago. Generally I'm very happy with my new device, but I'm not really satisfying with the way I'm using my GMail right now. First of all, I do really like the GMail Offline feature since it speeds up the work with my inbox. Sadly it's not implemented for either Chrome or Firefox for Mac. Right now I'm using the Fluid to gives me a separate App for my GMail. But again, the Offline feature is not available. Since I further like to get a Growl-notification when receiving an email, I have installed Google Notifier. How are you people using your GMail / Google Apps on your Mac? I prefer the online webmail instead of using IMAP.
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Apr 27, 2012
I'm trying to think of a way to mimic Gmail functionality without actually using a Google/ Gmail account. My work email account is an imap account which I would like to use on my Macbook, and also my iPad. The ideal situation would be for all of my folders, inbox, and sent emails to sync as if I were working on the same device.In other words, I would like to write an email from my iPad only to come back to my office and find a copy on my laptop. Is this possible? Is it merely a matter of adding the imap account to my iPad?
I currently have the account set up on my Macbook and iPhone. The iPhone functionality isn't great. Emails which I send from my iPhone do not appear in my sent emails on my Macbook. I'm looking to remedy this.
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Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.5)
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Jan 8, 2010
Running Mac OS X 10.6.2 Since this past Sunday I have had problems with Gmail--unending chat boxes, freezes Safari. Downloaded Firfox which at first was great, would run Gmail, but now is slow and sometimes does not finish loading pages, error message was "missing(*)" . Is there a known Gmail virus out their? Gmail is useless when it comes to support.
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Apr 4, 2010
I've exhausted the best part of my brain looking for a way to continue using my venerable Apple iBook, OS X,10.3.9, Mail 1.3.9, all of which I still revere. It works fine for me, I'm mostly an email kind of guy who works off his lap while gmail labors in the background. When things were harmonious, Mail and gmail worked well together. For the past 10 days, Mail has neither sent nor received a single piece of mail. (Happily, I'm not totally dead, gmail has been solid as a rock. To remedy Mail's failure, I need Google's configuration instructions to start looking for errors in my settings. I'm an inveterate tweaker, and I'm sure I tweaked something when I should have baked a cake.
Well meaning friends have repeatedly referred me to Google's web site where the elusive "configuration instructions" for Mail.app can be found and I must repeatedly tell them that the instructions at the web site are for Mail 3.0 and up. Remember, I need the settings for Mail 1.3.9! I should state now, I have no interest in IMAP, I use POP exclusively. Be there someone.
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Nov 9, 2010
So I have gmail set up on MBP 13". For some reason it keeps loading my sent items and storing them in a folder called "Recovered Messages" and it is constantly reloading this folder with items that were sent back from Oct 29th specifically one item that I keep trying to move to the trash, but it keeps trying to move it back to the recovered folder? This is screwing everything up and is not allowing any messages to be brought into the inbox, I may have screwed something up because now I can not get any new messages and am not alerted to new messages with the postage stamp icon!
So is there a way to start over from scratch? Basically just wipe out the gmail account and re-setup what I have? I can login to it using Safari and everything is fine, but that just seems like a waste when I could one-click the postage stamp and have instant access to my email. I have searched and searched and could not find anything specifically for this problem and even tried gmails website to no avail.
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Mar 15, 2009
Geektool is pretty cool, but it would be nice if I could tell how many messages I have in Gmail.
Unfortunately the only ways to do this either re too confusing or don't work.
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Apr 2, 2010
I usually use safari...not sure if that means anything or not. Anyway, on my mac, when I want to reply to ads in craigslist, it automatically set up a connection to my gmail account which is fine. Heres the problem: i cant log off or get out. I can close it, but when i click on the stamp icon in on the mac desktop it pops up with all my emails right there--even after i "quit" mail. Then I shut down the comp and turned it back on and theres all my emails still--dont have to sign in or anything. I even tried deleting the password from the setup options. So how do I log off or out so that anyone just cant sit down and pull up my emails?
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Sep 1, 2010
I am having problems with my mac mail and gmail. It was consistent across my iphone, imac and macbook. Only with one gmail account, the other is fine. It tells me there is a username or password error. I know this isnt the case because I have tested it by logging into the web version of gmail. I have tried deleting and recreating the account - still the same problem. On my iphone the problem was fixed by using exchange.
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Sep 8, 2010
So all of a sudden Gmail is not synching with all my devices properly.. I use Mac Mail on my Powerbook, Iphone, and iPad, but if I read the email on one device, it won't get sent to other devices.. So essentially read mails do not get pushed.. I've never had this problem until about 2 weeks ago.. Anyone have a solution? I'm thinking of stop using my Gmail because of this...
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Feb 8, 2009
I am very confused as to whether or not I should use the iMail that came with my MacBook.
1) Is it always free?
2) Is it SAFE? Even though I hear people cannot hack or get into Apples I have to ask
3) What type of file does it download the mail as and is it compatible with PC?
4) Is there any impact on the online Gmail account?
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Apr 30, 2009
Can I sync my read messages on mail.app with gmail? For example:
I'll open up mail.app and see a message "Subject 1 - jondoe@me.com" and read it. But when I go to my gmail inbox on Firefox, it is still unread.
Can I sync them so I don't have to read messages over again?
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May 17, 2009
i cant tell if it was the os x update, or gmail's failings the other day, but i can recieve... but not send any mail via apple mail... anyone got any troubleshooting advice?
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Aug 16, 2009
So anyone having the same trouble with Gmail and Safari?
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Nov 30, 2009
When i first set up my gmail account with the standard email that comes on the Mac i didnt have any problems, as of this morning everything was working fine, now i am not receiving any emails. I have to physically go to gmail.com to get my email. I have tried to take me account offline and then put it online again, i just dont know how to fix it.
There may be a problem with the mail server or network. Verify the settings for account "Gmail" or try again.
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Feb 23, 2010
I want to configure my gmail in mail.app but i'm having some difficulty. I want IMAP, and if i delete something in Mail.app i want it to remain in the gmail server, is this possible? if so, how?
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Apr 5, 2010
I only use a mac, and while i dont use the same password everywhere, i had used some of them in more than one place. So tonight my gmail was accessed, recently my facebook, and before that i had gotten someone using my debit card fraudulently. what are my options? i downloaded iantivirus and it found one infection so far on my imac. im on my mbp at the moment. i also cleared and reset safari. should i be reformatting to be sure?
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Jul 12, 2008
I wrote a few months back with this problem but though I'd try again. The tech I dealt with couldn't find a fix for this bug. Basically the mac mail incoming mail alert doesn't sound for the mail but it does for the RRS feed. Just a few days ago I reinstalled the operating system (for other reasons) and then uninstalled and reinstalled Mail. All was good, when I downloaded all my mail from Gmail again the mail alert sounded. The next day it stopped playing again. I'm using VacuumMail.app.
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Nov 21, 2009
I am able to receive emails but unable to send them from Mac Mail. I have been using Mac Mail for 5 years with no problems until I had to shut down manually. When I restarted Mail had deleted all my accounts. I added them (AOL and Gmail) and for a few days AOL worked fine but now it won't send messages and Gmail does not work at all. I have checked and tried different settings with various websites but nothing seems to work.
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Dec 12, 2009
What do I need to do to keep Mail from downloading all my mail (couple thousand) now that I've upgraded to OS X 10.6.2?
I used Gmail's instructions in setting up Mail when I had OS X Tiger on my PBG4. I then used Migration Assistant when I got my MBP with 10.5 Leopard.
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Apr 2, 2012
cant send or get mail from Gmail to my Mac?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Apr 15, 2012
How do I refresh my gmail on the MacBook Air? It seems to be very slow but the iPad never has any trouble and delivers mail promptly.
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MacBook Air
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May 10, 2012
How can I set up gmail on my iMac with OX Lion?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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May 10, 2012
Setting up a new iMac with Lion and I can't get any mail. The message says password not working, but I can access my gmail online ok, just not with Mail program.
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Jun 4, 2012
I can log in on Gmail from Safari but i can't use some of the features (answer e-mails).
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Jun 23, 2012
I would like to add a folder in gmail, how do i do this?
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.6)
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Aug 19, 2010
I am trying to set up two gmail accounts in the Mail application of my new Mac Book Pro, but it won't allow me to take one of them online.One connects perfectly, but the other, it says i have to "verify the settings for the account". when i click "take all accounts online", it still fails to connect.Both appear to have the same settings in Preferences, and my system is fully up to date with upgrades.
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Sep 29, 2010
I had a question. Is there a way to use Gmail's IMAP with Apple Mail and configure it so that when the message is deleted on Gmail, It is not deleted in Apple Mail. I have wanted to convert to IMAP for a while but was always concerned with the possibility of Gmail servers accidentally deleting all of my emails and then would in turn delete all of them on my computer and I would have no backup copies of my emails anymore. I like to archive my emails but I like the performance of receiving emails thru IMAP over POP.
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Dec 28, 2010
I read almost a year ago that I could archive my mobileme mail to Gmail so I could delete it from my mobileme and not loose it. I need the space on mobileme mail and my hard drive but I really dont want to loose these emails.
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Jan 7, 2011
I've been using Mail.app for my gmail accounts for quite a while now - but it seems that Mail just isn't designed for gmail. For example - when I search for a message, each message will appear two or more times (located in Inbox & All Mail, not inc. any labels), archiving messages isn't exactly easy, and deleting messages doesn't quite.. delete messages.
Is there a way to make Mail.app more friendlier towards Gmail accounts or is there a better client for Mac for Gmail accounts?
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Oct 1, 2006
I have a quick question...I really don't like the feature of gmail where it saves your sent messages into the inbox. Instead, I would like them restricted to the "Sent Mail" folder so I don't have to sift through my own messages I sent. Does anyone know how I can do this?
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