I converted from POP to IMAP quite some time ago as gmail implemented IMAP a while after POP was going. Any messages you have on gmail's server will remain probably in the All mail folder on gmail. I'm not quite sure on the computer side; you might wanna backup that mail folder(s) separately. However, if these messages still live on gmail host, then feel free to delete all the stuff on your computer and rely on IMAP to access these.
Personally, I would set up all rules and filters on the gmail site and have their rules store messages accordingly into desired folders. Apple Mail can handle these folders just fine. I link was posted to this list a month or so ago that describes in great detail how to configure Apple Mail to work really good with gmail. Let me see if I can find it and insert it here. It explains the details a lot better than I can. http://tidbits.com/article/10253 On Jul 10, 2012, at 11:52 AM, Christina <blindmaclo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, I have a ton of questions and concerns. I want to switch my google > blindmaclover mail account from pop to iMap. I went to the website and iMap > and Pop are both enabled. However, for the past three years I have been > using POP through apple mail. > > 1. I went over to the google mail website and noticed that all of my e-mails > that I deleted via apple mail are still on google. Which is the priority > account, google, or apple mail? What I mean is if I start an iMap account > for blindmaclover in apple mail, will all of those thousands of e-mails > transfer over to my computer? > > I want to switch to iMap so that I can use my mac and iDevices and they will > all match. Currently I do not use the mail app on my iDevices because using > POP just isn't practical for me because they don't "sync." > > 2. Is there a book or anything to help me and walk me through this process. > I have sooo many questions and concerns. I've heard of the take control > books but I've never purchased any and I do not know if he has a book on > google mail and apple products. > > 3. What about all of the e-mails I already have on my Mac, I do not want to > loose all the saved messages I have? > > 4. What about rules, I have rules set up in apple mail, do I have to set > those up in google instead? > > Thanks and I apologize for my ignorance on this issue. I understand that you > all don't have the time to hold my hand and walk me through this but maybe > there is a resource someone can pass along to me. > > Thanks so very much, > Christina, who is wondering if I should just start from scratch with a brand > new google mail address. :) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
