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Q: imap missing mail

I've been using my mac mail with Google imap for years.  A few months ago, I noticed that when I do searches for certain old e-mails on my MBP, some of the old e-mails are missing.  But when I use the Google gmail web interface, I can find them.  How can I "force" my mac mail to download them?  Actually, they had been downloaded in the past, but now they are missing.  How can a force my mac to redownload them?

 

I have tried the following.  In the Google gmail web interface, I have reset all the mail to "unread."  And yes, my mac mail then detects them as unread.  I waited overnight to give my mac mail a chance to download any missing e-mails.  Well, that did not work.

 

Any thoughts?

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Sep 21, 2014 11:23 AM