iPad and iPhone mail not syncing

I did the suggestion you had last year but I lost all my personal folders. How can I get them back.

iPhone 13

Posted on May 28, 2023 1:46 AM

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Posted on May 29, 2023 2:20 PM

Hey Calfac,


Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. We'd be happy to help out. If your mail isn't syncing, make sure your devices aren't using Low Power Mode, as this prevents syncing from taking place.


If the folders you're looking for are showing on the webmail for your mail account, and this is an IMAP email you're using, you might just have to delete the account and add it back to your device.


To do so, go to Settings > Mail > Accounts > [affected account] > Delete account.


Once removed, follow these steps to add your account back to your device: Add an email account to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support


If these folders aren't showing on webmail, then your device is showing exactly what it should be and you'd need to recreate these folders.


We hope this helps out.


Take care!

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May 29, 2023 2:20 PM in response to Calfac

Hey Calfac,


Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. We'd be happy to help out. If your mail isn't syncing, make sure your devices aren't using Low Power Mode, as this prevents syncing from taking place.


If the folders you're looking for are showing on the webmail for your mail account, and this is an IMAP email you're using, you might just have to delete the account and add it back to your device.


To do so, go to Settings > Mail > Accounts > [affected account] > Delete account.


Once removed, follow these steps to add your account back to your device: Add an email account to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support


If these folders aren't showing on webmail, then your device is showing exactly what it should be and you'd need to recreate these folders.


We hope this helps out.


Take care!

May 29, 2023 3:49 PM in response to UTBadger

Thank you for your response. However, I lost all my personal folders. I can see them in the background that the folders are there but I cannot select them they are not on the list. If I try to move an account to one of those personal folders, they come up.

i cannot recreate them as I would lose all the emails saved under them.

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