I followed the instructions but my virus scanner was still finding viruses in the SPAM folder. So I took the following additional steps: • Mail > Preferences > Accounts > uncheck Enable This Account • Finder > Hard Drive > Users > [my user name] > Library > Mail > V2 > [each IMAP.gmail account folder] > [Gmail].inbox > spam.mbox folder: deleted it. Emptied trash. • Quit and re-launched mail. • Enabled the account in Mail again. • (I also pondered actually deleting the account from Mail altogether, and then re-adding it; that also would probably do it). When Mail syncs, now I don't see any SPAM folder syncing activity, and the SPAM.mbox folder has not reappeared in Finder. So I think this finally did the trick. I had been watching the folder on my backup drive so when I realized it and tried it on my regular hard drive, the SPAM folder was recreated. So I tried again with the delete-account idea: • Quit Mail. • System Preferences > Internet Accounts • Select my gmail account, and click the minus button. Changes made on one client or the web interface sync to all clients. So, avoid making large changes if you have multiple sync clients. Or decrease the amount of clients in use. Check for unwanted sync clients. Sometimes, a user or admin might set up a sync client and stop using it without disabling it. I answered to remove it not from all computers but just this one. • Finder > Hard Drive > Users > [my user name] > Library > Mail > V2 > IMAP-[username]@imap.gmail.com folder: deleted it and emptied the trash. • Enabled the account again in Sys Prefs > Internet Accounts (select it, then check the box for syncing Mail on the right). • Re-launched Mail. When Mail synced this time, it recreated the @imap.gmail.com folder and its subfolders; except for the SPAM folder. So turning off the account and deleting the @imap.gmail.com folder I presume removed some cached info that was causing it to still remember and sync (and recreate) the SPAM folder on previous attempts. You can actually just get away with unchecking 'mail' from the sync list. Bit less intrusive. I also found the path you gave to vary slightly - ~/Library/Mail/V3/random-guid-id/[Gmail].mbox/Spam.mbox - still eminently discoverable, however. This was on El Capitain, and I realise this was on the ML forum. Another fun gotcha - my Mac was able to sync IMAP despite IMAP being disabled on my gmail account. I had to enable IMAP in order to see the 'hide' checkboxes, and uncheck 'Spam'. I am now contemplating disabling it again, just for fun. Now for a life with 99% less grinching from Sophos 😀. Apple Footer • This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums. Apple disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions and conduct of any third parties in connection with or related to your use of the site. All postings and use of the content on this site are subject to the. Hi, I have a business account with Gmail. But as i get a lot of emails with big attachments, I am facing a major storage problem. I know i can limit the IMAP folder to a certain number of messages, but that is deleting the emails i've already downloaded in my computer. Is it possible for me to retain my messages (which i've already downloaded) and then limit my IMAP folder to only sync the most recent items. This way, even if i delete the emails in my online account / folder, they are safe in my computer and only my recent messages get synced. I tried to copy messages and putting them in a local folder, but that didnt work out well. Got a lot of errors and had to stop it. Please let me know. Thanks in advance. Regards, Vijay. Hi Vijay, The feature just synchronizing the most recent items in Outlook for Mac is not available. I suggest that vote the idea via the following link in the user voice for Outlook for Mac: As you want to delete the older emails in the web mail, but also stored on your Mac, I suggest do the following steps to meet your goal: 1.Export the emails from Outlook for Mac 2016 as the following article shows: 2.Then import the olm file to your Outlook: By doing step 1 and step 2, we store the data on your Mac which won’t sync to your Gmail server. Then you can delete the older emails as you like. Best regards , Coldwell.
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