Skip to main content
7 votes
Accepted

Gmail IMAP telling me to "please log in using your web browser"

While it may seem counter-intuitive, Google believes your IMAP client is a "less secure application" relative to your web browser. You must therefore Allow less secure apps: If you don't use 2-...
einpoklum's user avatar
  • 1,287
2 votes
Accepted

Why is Gmail not asking for IMAP info when importing mail as I am not receiving emails?

Yes, that feature is specifically about sending mail. It doesn't import anything, that's a separate feature 3 lines higher up on the page – look for an "Import mail and contacts" link. (Also,...
user1686's user avatar
  • 1,495
2 votes

Enable / Disable IMAP / POP Access on all Zoho email accounts

You change the default settings only if you're a super admin. Steps: Login to mail.zoho.com as Super Admin.  Go to Control panel User Details Click on the email address And you can modify the IMAP ...
Davood's user avatar
  • 21
1 vote

Force sync of Outlook folders to Gmail labels

OK, seeing the "this computer only" name change gave me a clue. I know how to solve this, but I don't know what caused it. And there's an extra, "keep safe" step to the solution. A. Create a new ...
Avi's user avatar
  • 171
1 vote

Bulk moving emails out of Gmail to increase space available using IMAP

I recently encountered this too. I imagine that this is due to the peculiarities of how Gmail implements IMAP. See also this or the linked Bugzilla issues. I think we should consider filing a bug. As ...
Ethan's user avatar
  • 11
1 vote

All Mail folder

Here is the very simple answer to your request: In Gmail it's not possible "to delete all emails from my All Mail folder without deleting them from my Inbox or Sent mail folder". Related Is ...
Rubén - Volunteer Moderator -'s user avatar
1 vote

How to download entire Gmail account in a format prepared to upload to another server (such as Dovecot) / email provider?

You can refer to the official pages on how to Export your data from Gmail as well as How to download your Google data, where you will find complete instructions on how to complete your export. You can ...
marikamitsos's user avatar
  • 13.1k
1 vote

Trouble forwarding AOL email to new Gmail account

This forwarding from AOL to Gmail can no longer be done. When I inquired of AOL I received this response (11/9/18): Thank you for contacting the AOL Email Support Team. Unfortunately, at this ...
user199527's user avatar

Only top scored, non community-wiki answers of a minimum length are eligible