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Oct 24, 2013 10:16 AM in response to Igor D.by S. G.,Same problem, tons of partially saved drafts in the trash, but issues run even deeper. First, synchronization of all Gmail folders occurs way too often. Then, try moving a message from your Inbox to a Gmail folder. It will be copied to the folder, but pop right back up in your Inbox.
According to this article (http://tidbits.com/article/14219), a workaround or partial fix is to allow the All Mail mailbox to show in IMAP (in Google settings), but this means that all your messages have to be retrieved again, which can take hours and many gigabites.
Thunderbird has no such problem with Gmail (and neither had previous versions of Mac Mail).
Send feedback to Apple to urgently fix issues with Gmail: http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html
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Oct 24, 2013 10:30 AM in response to Igor D.by Steve Rhyne,★HelpfulI had the same problem and it was causing dozens of versions of autosaved drafts to appear in my Trash. (Gmail autosaves drafts at the server level and trashes previous saves. The feature is not customizable.)
This fixed it for me, at least for the time being:
1) Quit Mail.app.
2) Log into Gmail in your favorite web browser.
3) Click on the gear menu and select "Settings".
4) Click on the "Labels" tab.
5) Under "System Labels", next to "Drafts", click on "show if unread" and uncheck the "Show in IMAP' box.
Now disable "Store draft messages on the server":
6) Launch Mail.app.
7) Select Mail > Preferences...
8) Click on the "Accounts" button in the toolbar.
9) Click once on the account name and then click the "Mailbox Behaviors" tab.
10) Uncheck the "Store draft messages on the server" box.
11) Close the window and opt to save your changes when prompted.
A few other Gmail / Mavericks Mail.app discoveries:
* You must enable the "Show in IMAP" option for the "All Mail" label in Gmail if you had it disabled before. (Google this tip for explanations and ramifications.)
* Mail.app now seems to automatically map the Sent, Junk, Trash and Drafts folders, i.e. you can't use this menu command anymore: Mailbox > Use This Mailbox For > Drafts / Sent / Junk / Trash
* I used to add the "[Gmail]" prefix under the "Advanced" tab of my mail account to eliminate it from the IMAP view, but it doesn't seem to be necessary any more, and might even have been causing some weirdness.
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Oct 24, 2013 10:34 AM in response to Steve Rhyneby brianpmullaney,Steve's fix seems to work for me. Thanks, Steve!
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Oct 24, 2013 10:37 AM in response to Steve Rhyneby Phil_Ken_Sebben,will that work for hotmail/outlook imap as well?
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Oct 24, 2013 12:05 PM in response to Steve Rhyneby S. G.,Steve's fix improves the issue with multiple partial Gmail drafts saved in Gmail trash.
However, the final draft ends up in Gmail trash after sending the email, duplicating messages unnecessarily.
Moreover, deleting a draft before sending it now puts the message in the trash "On My Mac" rather than just making it disappear entirely. It is a privacy concern, as you have to remember emptying the trash if you delete a draft before it is sent.
I understand a fix is to enable All Mail to show in IMAP, but what if you have no space for all the extra GB on your hard drive?
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Oct 24, 2013 9:37 PM in response to S. G.by atytse,Steve's fix is decent though it would make much more sense if Apple solves this in a native manner. I would love to see a more hassle-free fix and a better compatability between Mail.app and Gmail.
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Oct 24, 2013 11:20 PM in response to Steve Rhyneby Gaik T,Thanks, Steve! Your fix solves the problem.
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Oct 25, 2013 7:08 AM in response to Steve Rhyneby thingo,This solved Gmail accounts problem, great!!
However I have the same problem with my ISP imap mailbox, so it isn't a google only problem. I don't know where to fix the same things on my ISP control panel though, obviously I don't have the same preference panes..
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Oct 25, 2013 7:33 AM in response to Steve Rhyneby sojourner16,I had the identical problem and Steve's solution worked perfectly. I use 5 gmail accounts and I had to update each one separately, but the problem is resolved.
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Oct 26, 2013 11:48 PM in response to Igor D.by alandrew,Brilliant; thank you Steve. Minus one, Apple.
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Oct 28, 2013 12:40 AM in response to Steve Rhyneby Roger Steare,Thank you Steve. This works for me too! Best wishes, Roger
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Oct 28, 2013 6:24 AM in response to Steve Rhyneby hjogi,thank you very much.
This workaround solve my problem too.
hjogi