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Mail: keeping IMAP on server?

I've only used POP my entire computing life, but my new job which relies heavily on email and gave us iPhones, set up the Mail account as IMAP. The problem for me, which I gather is a feature for others, is that if I'm reading my mail on my iPhone I may want to delete it to keep my phone inbox clean, but have a permanent local copy on my iMac at work, like I always did with POP (leave mail on server option).

So.. now I'm stuck with tons of mail on my iPhone that would love to delete, but if I do, it will delete it on the server and therefore all other devices which is bad in my case.

I've been here a couple months so have a fair # of emails in my inbox and folders. I assume if I delete my email account and recreate it as a POP account, if I can even do that since the email was set up as a partner account via Gmail, which I know is not for discussion here, but I'm lost where to turn and best way to set up.

I wish IMAP allowed you to delete from a device and keep on server like POP.

Thots,

Steven

Mac Pro 3.0 GHz Quad-Core, iPad WiFi/3G, iPhone4, Mac OS X (10.6.6), 30" HP Display & 22" Cinema Display

Posted on Jun 16, 2011 7:26 AM

17 replies

Jun 19, 2011 12:24 PM in response to Steven Shmerler

@wjosten: how do you create a local "only" folder? I think I see how this is different from creating a folder on the server, but not sure how to do that versus creating a local folder on your computer.

Julian says that once your on the internet the local or cached email will then be made viewable on all devices.

Being that my test was done from my home computer where I created a folder and dragged an email into it and both were viewable on my devices, I have to assume I created the folder on the server. So how do you "localize" an email or folder?

ToddK1

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14 points

Dec 11, 2012 6:20 AM in response to Steven Shmerler

Just a brief comment on your last question in your last post - yes you have to delete pop accounts and re-create them to make it an iMap - very annoying and time consuming! Check for your new incoming and possibly outgoing mail server changes and new ports to allowcate in your new set-up.

DON'T FORGET TO BACK UP YOUR MAIL AND CONTACTS BEFORE DELETING THE OLD POP ACCOUNTS! This information will not be saved and must be manually imported into your new email seet-up.

Good luck....

Mail: keeping IMAP on server?