To set up your Apple mail client to work with Gmail:
- Enable IMAP in Gmail
- Sign in to Gmail
- Click the gear icon in the upper-right and select Gmail settings at the top of any Gmail page.
- Click Forwarding and POP/IMAP
- Select Enable IMAP.
- Configure your IMAP client and click Save Changes
- First, Select Mail > Preferences
- Then go to Accounts tab
- Click symbol to add a new account
- Type your full name Email address and password
- ClickContinue
- Fill in all necessary fields to include the following information
Incoming Mail Server
Account Type : IMAP
Description : You can type a description for your mail
Incoming Mail Server : imap.gmail.com
User Name : Enter your Gmail username
Password : Enter your Gmail password
- Click Continue
Outgoing Mail Server
Description : You can type a description for your mail
Outgoing Mail Server : smtp.gmail.com
User name : Enter your Gmail username
Password : Enter your Gmail password
- Click Continue
- Check the Account Summary
- Click Create
- Now you can check your mails from Apple mail
Import your old POP account into the newly created IMAP account
If you currently keep a copy of your mail on the server, then you're done! But if you delete them from the server, then you have to import your old POP mail into your IMAP. Here's how to do it
- On the File menu, click Import Mailboxes
- Check the box next to Mail for Mac OS X
- Browse, your backup (.mbox) file to import
- Default path /Users//Libarary/Mail/Mailboxes
- Click Choose
- Click Done
- You can check your back up data on Apple mail
- And the very important thing is you have to disable your old POP account from the apple mail, Otherwise they will continue to receive email in the old POP account.
- Go to settings Edit mail
- In accounts tab uncheck Enable this account and Save
- Now you can continue with the IMAP account.
Setting up your Sent folder properly
- Open your Apple mail and go to: Preferences > Accounts > Mailbox Behaviors.
- Then check box Store sent messages on the server
- Restart the apple mail
