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Q: sent boxes in Gmail and in Mail are not the same

Hi, I am using Gmail and Mail in OS X lion.  When I send a message through Gmail (on Firefox), the message is not in the sent box in Mail. The sent box in Mail keeps messages sent through only Mail. Is there any way to "synchronize" sent boxes in Gmail and Mail? Thanks,

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2), Mail

Posted on Dec 5, 2011 7:34 AM

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  • by Glenn Leblanc,Solvedanswer

    Glenn Leblanc Glenn Leblanc Dec 5, 2011 8:37 AM in response to seongwuk
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    Dec 5, 2011 8:37 AM in response to seongwuk

    If you have the Gmail account set up in Mail correctly, you will have the Gmail IMAP folder at the bottom of the Mail sidebar. The Inbox will automatically synced with the Inbox folder, so it won't show up in the IMAP mailboxes.

    Highlight the sent mailbox under the IMAP folder, go to the main menu in Mail, click on Mailbox, scroll down to the "Use This Mailbox For", and select Sent. Do the same for others you want to see such as Trash.

     

    Also, select to store messages on the server in Mail preferences under Mailbox behaviors and set you delete time to your preferences.

  • by seongwuk,

    seongwuk seongwuk Dec 5, 2011 8:57 AM in response to seongwuk
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    Dec 5, 2011 8:57 AM in response to seongwuk

    Thanks, it works!

  • by Output Audio,

    Output Audio Output Audio May 20, 2014 2:03 AM in response to Glenn Leblanc
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    May 20, 2014 2:03 AM in response to Glenn Leblanc

    This advice is great, also solved the same problem for me. The next stage for me is to sync the 2 separate sent mail folders i have for each account individually, rather than having it all default to the same folder. I have 2 gmail accounts on my devices. 1 for business and the other is personal. Keeping both sent items separate would be the ideal outcome for me. However the current situation is acceptable... Thanks Glenn!

  • by Glenn Leblanc,

    Glenn Leblanc Glenn Leblanc May 20, 2014 4:55 AM in response to Output Audio
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    May 20, 2014 4:55 AM in response to Output Audio

    Even though both accounts appear in the Sent mailbox, they are seperate. Expand the triangle next to the Sent mailbox to reveal each individual account. Just make sure each account has it's own SMTP server listed and check the box to use only that server for the account. When sending messages, make sure you send from the correct account. The sent message will appear in the account they are sent from.