Gmail IMAP tips
For those of you looking to set up gmail IMAP still, here’s a couple tips to help things go smoother.
- Use [Gmail] for the IMAP path prefix instead of INBOX. Gmail uses the [Gmail] label for the all mail, trash, spam, sent, and draft folders. So using it will keep any folders you create sectioned off with them in Mail.
- As with all IMAP accounts, set the mapping for the correct folders on the server to the ones in Mail for drafts, sent, trash, and junk by selecting the folder to use and then choosing the corresponding item from the “Use this mailbox for” item under the Mailboxes menu.
- When assigning mailboxes in Mail, use the All Mail folder for trash instead of trash. Doing so will cause the email to be put into your archive when you hit the delete key or toolbar item. If you use the trash folder the item will be set for deletion. Test this out on an unimportant email first. Some of the documents make it seem like it will only remove the label and keep the email in all mail by default. My testing showed the email being moved into gmail’s trash so I changed the mapping. It’s possible I ran into a bug.