Step 1: Open your IMAP settings • Open Thunderbird. • Click Tools Account Settings.

• Highlight your Gmail address. Step 2: Update the settings on each tab Server settings tab • Check 'Check for new messages at startup.' • Check 'Check for new messages every 10 minutes.' • Next to 'When I delete a message,' select Just mark it as deleted. • Uncheck 'Clean up ('Expunge') Inbox on Exit.' • Uncheck 'Empty Trash on Exit.'

Sep 18, 2013 - Now that Outlook.com supports IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol), I can now configure both Apple Mail and Microsoft Outlook for Mac to.

Copies & Folders tab • In the 'When sending message, automatically' section, uncheck 'Place a copy in.' • In the 'Drafts and Templates' section for 'Keep message drafts in,' select Other Your Gmail address [Gmail] Drafts. Junk Settings tab • Uncheck 'Enable adaptive junk mail controls for this account.' If you aren't using one of the email clients above to read Gmail messages using IMAP, try these tips.

Sending • Don't save sent messages on the server. Sent messages are automatically copied to the Gmail/Sent folder if your email client uses SMTP. • Save draft messages on the server if you want your drafts to show when you open Gmail on the web. Deleting • Don't save deleted messages on the server.

You can find messages you delete from an IMAP folder in your 'All Mail' label in Gmail. • Don't change your IMAP settings to save deleted messages in the Trash. When you do this, any messages you delete from your email client will get permanently deleted from Gmail in 30 days.

Junk mail & spam • Don't turn on your client's junk mail filters. Gmail automatically sorts spam and malware before it reaches your client.