"Mail can't connect to the account 'Gmail'"

I found a similar problem but with the Gmail password. How or why Mail changed it I can't figure out but it has happened to me twice now. Turned the password into a previous one and if I hadn't been able to note the difference in password length I may not have had a clue for some time. Now how does that happen!

Thanks for the input. However, I've gained my email connection; just came back without warning! There's worse.

What's now happening is much more drastic. I believe I have a form of malware (been in touch about it in another thread) and whilst I have mail back, my printer is now not connecting and my editing is suffering badly from jittery flow in the timeline together with sound loss and vision weakening; also my list of favourites in the Safari bookmarks column has diminished to about five from around eighty. All my address book content has also gone. There is more but I think I've supplied enough. Really worried at the moment and will seek a local guru to see if he can help

Thanks for this suggestion. The complete user name for outgoing mail was not actually my problem ( I already had it set that way). But for the user name of incoming coming mail server, the complete address also seems to be an issue. So I have added @gmail.com to that as well. Hopefully that will resolve Google's security concern and not further intermittently disrupt accessing my email accounts with them.

I'm having this problem too. It just started today. All today I've been trying to fix it. I did everything this thread suggested: changed the user name in accounts, checked google settings, deleted and re-added the account, etc.

What happens when I put in my password I keep getting the same screen, but as if it hasn't loaded once I put in the password.

Anyone have any fixes?

This worked for me. I had turned off Allow Less Secure Apps after a scare but then Gmail did not work on Mac Mail, so I re-enabled it but it still did not work. Following the directions above in bold fixed it. Thanks!

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I have been tried all these tips. But none of these are working. this is so inconvinience n frustrated. Hope a savior come out soon 😐

You will need the password the next time you send mail too, just repeat step 6.

This blows big time. I tried everything listed and NOTHING works. Guess that's it for "Mail". Too bad, I used to like it.

Thank you for this. I was having the same issue from a new account yesterday.

LOL Gremlins!

Hi I'm having the exact problem, mail can't suddenly send any mails, I can receive them without any problem.

That worked for me - thank you so much!

Lifesaver!

Here's what I found...

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255?hl=en