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I can get emails on my iphone, but it takes many hours for the same emails to show up in my imac. How do I fix this?

I can get emails on my iphone, but it takes many hours for the same emails to show up in my imac. How do I fix this?

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.2

Posted on Mar 26, 2023 8:56 AM

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Posted on Mar 26, 2023 9:46 AM

poodlegirl222 wrote:

I can get emails on my iphone, but it takes many hours for the same emails to show up in my imac. How do I fix this?


Old issue, new issue, what changed...?



For problem accounts the go to way to sort things out is to delete the account(s) from the Mail.app, then add it back.

Remove email accounts in Mail on Mac

Remove email accounts in Mail on Mac - Apple Support


Add email accounts in Mail on Mac - Apple Support

Add email accounts in Mail on Mac - Apple Support


Note—

IMAP accounts stay on the server, so no local loss, when you re-sync

POP accounts download and remove from the server—therefor save your inbox/sent box if you want them

“On My Mac" is just that, local folders you created and moved mail into. So no loss



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Mar 26, 2023 9:46 AM in response to poodlegirl222

poodlegirl222 wrote:

I can get emails on my iphone, but it takes many hours for the same emails to show up in my imac. How do I fix this?


Old issue, new issue, what changed...?



For problem accounts the go to way to sort things out is to delete the account(s) from the Mail.app, then add it back.

Remove email accounts in Mail on Mac

Remove email accounts in Mail on Mac - Apple Support


Add email accounts in Mail on Mac - Apple Support

Add email accounts in Mail on Mac - Apple Support


Note—

IMAP accounts stay on the server, so no local loss, when you re-sync

POP accounts download and remove from the server—therefor save your inbox/sent box if you want them

“On My Mac" is just that, local folders you created and moved mail into. So no loss



I can get emails on my iphone, but it takes many hours for the same emails to show up in my imac. How do I fix this?

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