Image used with permission by copyright holder Additionally, make sure to occasionally launch Mail to ensure you’re always up-to-date with the latest emails.

Afterward, select the Mail app and click the flashing Done button in the bottom-right corner. Step 2: Add your Gmail account - Click the the addition button in the bottom-left corner of the tab, select Google from the list of available mail accounts, and enter your name, Gmail address, and corresponding password before clicking the flashing Set Up button in the bottom right-corner of the window. Afterward, click the Accounts tab in the top-left corner of the resulting window. Step 1: Access account settings - Launch the Mail application, click the Mail menu in the main application taskbar, and select Preferences near the top of the resulting drop-down menu.

Image used with permission by copyright holderīack up using Apple’s Mail app (Mac OS X) Click the Done button when finished and occasionally launch Thunderbird to ensure you’re always up-to-date with the latest emails. Afterward, enter your name, Gmail address, corresponding password, and click the gray Continue button at the bottom of the window. Step 2: Add your Gmail account - Once opened, select the Email option within the Accounts section and click the gray Skip this and use my existing email button in the bottom-left corner of the resulting pop-up window. Afterward, launch the installer, follow the installation wizard instructions and open the program when finished. Step 1: Download, install, and launch Thunderbird - Assuming you don’t have Thunderbird already, navigate to the Thunderbird download page, and click the green download button to obtain the free email application. Image used with permission by copyright holderīack up using Thunderbird (Windows, Max OS X, Linux) Afterward, click the Save Changes button at the bottom of the page to apply the new settings. Step 2: Enable IMAP - Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab located in the top navigation bar and select the bubble directly left of Enable IMAP within the IMAP Access section. Afterward, click the gear icon in the top-right corner the page, beneath your profile image, and select Settings from the resulting drop-down menu. Step 1: Access Gmail settings - Navigate and sign in to your Gmail inbox. Regardless, follow the instructions below to enable the IMAP protocol within Gmail while using the standard view of the email client. Keep in mind you will be required to input an application-specific password the first time a client asks for your login credentials if using Google’s two-step verification. Whichever email client you choose to use, each allows users to download messages directly from Gmail’s servers onto your computer thanks to various email-retrieval protocols like POP and IMAP.

Perhaps you’re using the mail application that came pre-installed on your Mac, or maybe the bundled version of Microsoft Outlook you recently picked up, or less likely, the downloaded version of the Mozilla-based Thunderbird. In today’s constantly-connected world of communication, everyone has a desktop email client.

Back up using desktop email clients (Windows/Mac OS X/Linux) Additionally, check out our quick guide on how to get the most of Gmail. Here’s our comprehensive guide on how to back up your Gmail account so you’ll never have to worry about access your email directory or the cloud giving you trouble in those dire times when you need it most. Here’s how much you save by signing up for Apple One Gmail is getting a major visual change, but you can opt out

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