can't add second gmail account to mac

I was having this problem as well. What worked for me: Mail > Add Account > and then instead of clicking "Gmail" click "Add Other Mail Account," and then continue to add your account info.

I hope that helps!

Hello edaerr,

The article linked below provides a lot of great troubleshooting tips, including one specifically for Gmail, which may help you resolve the issue setting up that specific email account in Mail on your Mac

OS X Mail: Troubleshooting sending and receiving email messages - Apple Support

Here are some email service provider web tools for reactivating an email account or resetting a password:

• MobileMe password account reset.
• Gmail Unlock CAPTCHA (to unlock your Gmail account).
• Yahoo password reset link.
• Windows live and Hotmail account password reset utility.

Make sure you update your settings in Mail if you change your password.

Ciao,

-Jason

I am having the same problem and cannot get this resolved. I added an extra gmail account to my primary gmail account, it's in my gmail account dashboard along with a couple of other email addresses. They were all working at one point.

But when I go to add it to mac mail settings, I keep getting the message about not being able to verify username or password and this is the only one that won't verify.

Any idea on what the problem is?

Thanks.

Any help here from the community specialists???

This worked great! Thanks, jetpack ninja!

Logged in to say thank you, this was driving me nuts.

THANK YOU so much jetpack ninja. Your solution solved my problem too. I now have both gmail accounts on my iMac desktop. These community blogs are better than calling tech support! 😉