My email account says "login failed.
Hello, I am quoting the below conversation, since I am having the same problem, persisting for a long period of time!!
Has apple or anybody been able to solve it some how??
Thank you
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My email account says "login failed."
I use Mail for my email, with a Gmail email address.
For the past month or so, when I open up Mail, at the upper right corner, it says "Login Failed."
It will ask me for my Gmail password, which I have had to change way too many times over the past month, because somehow it thinks that a stranger is trying to access my email and so it sends me an email to that effect....even though it was me signing in with a device I have used for years!
I have the same gmail address for 2 desktop Macs and for my iPad; only the desktops are having email issues.
I am almost to the point of taking the computer in, but know that is going to cost $75 just for walking in the door, so am hopeful that someone can help me with this, PLEASE!
Also, when I try sending emails, about half of the time instead of sending, they sit in the Out box, sometimes for days.
My husband says that I have 2 email accounts, one of which is iCloud, so am not sure if somehow that is the problem.
Do I really need an iCloud account for email?
Help is greatly appreciated, before I shell out $$$ at the Apple store, for what is surely a simple fix!
iMac 21.5", macOS 10.14
Posted on Apr 22, 2019 12:15 PM
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Apr 23, 2019 10:56 AM in response to iteachmusic
Hi there iteachmusic,
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. I understand you’re having some issues using your Gmail account with Mac Mail. I’ll be happy to help with this.
First, if you only want to use Gmail, not iCloud, that’s fine. To ensure you don’t have iCloud enabled, open up System Preferences > Internet Accounts then select iCloud from the group and make sure Mail is not checked.
Once you’ve done that, take a look at this article for what to do if you’re getting the Login Failed message due to a password issue on your Gmail account:
If you can’t send or receive email on your Mac
This link provides some helpful info regarding the issues you’re running into as well:
Troubleshoot email problems in Mail on Mac
Best wishes.
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