Select the local ‘On My Mac’ Drafts folder not the Gmail Drafts folder. My recommended settings for mailbox behaviours when using Gmail in Apple mail. Some of them are folders in your Gmail account and some of them are folders on your home computer. It can take a bit of trial and error getting these settings right but these settings below have been working for me for over a year so this should give you a great head start. In these drop-down menus you will find a long list of folders. If there are problems in Apple mail with Gmail this is where they seem to be caused – multiple drafts appearing, deleted emails reappearing etc.

There are some settings you should change here. – You will be taken back to the Apple Mail preferences screen. You will be prompted for your Google login details. You will be asked which email provider – select Google.

– Press the ‘+’ button – this means add a new account.

From here you can manage your mail accounts. – Open Apple mail, and go to the “Mail’ menubar at the top of the screen and then select ‘Preferences’ from the menu. Enter your Gmail address into Apple mail. After this is done you will get a verification page that says something like this at the bottom:Ģ. – Fill in the details – you’ll need to pick a gmail email address and a password. If you don’t have a Gmail account here is how to sign up and password because you will need to enter them into Apple mail. You need to know your Gmail address (e.g. Here’s how to set up Apple mail to work with Gmail. But the Gmail web interface is a bit clunky so it is nice to be able to use Gmail with the built in Apple mail program. Gmail seems to be the main email provider and no wonder – it is free and it has the best spam filtering and protection.

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