Yosemite Mail still has sync problems with Gmail - any solutions?

Doug,

I would also like to add my voice so that you don't feel too much like you are alone. On and off, I have had Mail/Gmail sync issues, first with Mavericks and now with Yosemite. I also see it as a very sporadic thing. In Mavericks, if I simply bounced Mail that was sufficient but that does not see to be the case with Yosemite. Right now, there are 7 messages on Gmail that Mail refuses to see. I have forced a sync, bounced Mail, and nothing. And taking the account offline then online again also does not help.

I do see this in the Console log when I try and sync, and am wondering if you do as well:

Dec 22 08:24:10 Elessar.local Mail[32542]: Stream 0x618000300a20 is sending an event before being opened

ETA: I have also just rebooted the entire machine and Mail is still ignoring the messages.

Doug Lerner2 wrote:

"Elessar" doesn't appear anywhere in my Console logs.

doug

Sorry, that would be my machine name. The significant bits are the stream errors.

Just wanted to communicate that I have the same problems, so hopefully Apple will start to care at one point if enough people bring it up. There's several tech websites addressing this (and other) problems with mail, and I've tried some of the suggested solutions like deleting the accounts and adding them again, which made it work for 2 weeks, but now it stopped working again.

I'll check out some of the alternatives you suggested.

//Theresa

This is intensely frustrating as, for some reason, it is particularly bad for me over the last couple of days.

Agree!! A mail client that sporadically stops getting mail is useless. This pretty much happens to me daily now.

dansantner wrote:

Agree!! A mail client that sporadically stops getting mail is useless. This pretty much happens to me daily now.

So is a mail service that stops delivering over IMAP, trick is knowing which is which, as the end result is the same.

I think that the fact that it works on iOS but not Yosemite lets Google off the hook somewhat, although I do understand their IMAP is non-standard in some way. But really, how hard can this be to identify and fix?

Apple Mail still works just fine with Gmail for me, I doubt that the answer is as simple as you would like.

That's my point. Works fine on my iOS devices. I'll call apple support and report back, they are usually pretty good at figuring this stuff out.

I click on Mailbox and get mail and then synch with gmail, but nothing.

"Upgraded " Yosemite today, but only some recent emails are in my inbox. I have a .gmail account.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

I had a wierd experience yesterday..

I sent two independent e-mail's with apple mail (Gmail account)

Half the message was visible and the rest was blocks and rubbish unreadable type code...

When I checked the e-mails in gmail directly in my browser they were fine... And based on the replies I got... My e-mail was fine...

However in apple-mail and in my record in sent mail... It still looks like gibberish....

I really panicked initially... Because it was a long winded e-mail, that I spent writting for a significant amount of time...

Had it not gone through, and had I not had access directly through g-mail... I would have been extremely frustrated having to re-write that email.

Any similar experiences anyone?

https://www.davescomputers.com/problems-gmail-mac-yosemite/

I followed this and gmail loaded into Mail (apple mail I guess).

Basically, had to open the client (MAC mail) then go into gmail and unselect SHOW IN IMAP under the LABEL tab.

Save the new settings, then go back to Mac mail and close.

Go to System Preferences and delete GMAIL account.

GO back to GMAIL and add SHOW IN IMAP (what you unchecked before)

Reopen client mail and add gmail back.

Mail Inbox was repopulated quickly.