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Created Nov 22, 2025 by Nelson Sison@nelsonsison459Maintainer

microsoft outlook Why do Gmail IMAP servers seem out of sync with webmail servers?

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All messages that were trashed in Outlook still appear in All Mail when accessed using webmail, even days later. With that said - the "delayed syncing" issue that I am experiencing is happening on Inbox as well as Junk folders. So my Junk folders do not have that box checked, but the Inbox doesn't have a box to be be checked - their behavior is the same they are both not syncing, until I manually click on them to force the sync. I have half dozen mail accounts a few microsoft a gamil and some other ones and there is no difference they are all acting the same. In this article, I have explained various ways to solve IMAP folders are not syncing.

Why IMAP Folder is Not Properly Syncing?

While these solutions work, there is are chance that it will happen again. To avoid that, you have to take some precautionary steps. Subscribing to a folder makes it appear in the Folder Pane, but one might not always want FixTechGuide email error solutions a folder to be synced automatically if it is mainly an archive folder or one that seldom receives new mail. This limits the amount of network traffic and improves performance for syncing important folders. You should look at your Outlook desktop client settings to review the default synchronization schedule and tweak anything you can to get it to poll Google's IMAP servers more frequently. I access the IMAP servers from 3 different machines, and they all see the changes from each other.

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Suspect some Apple Dev's have been lazy with some code Outlook OST vs PST repair in IOS18's mail.app and its causing the issue. I was a little hesitant but went ahead and let it completely remove all the synced items from the account off of my iPhone. After a minute, it was removed so just went and re-added it and BOOM. Decided to just try completely removing my Gmail account, the one that wasn’t syncing with the Mail App after the iOS 18 update.

IMAP folder sync issue in the new Outlook (moved emails not syncing to webmail)

These methods help you in the synchronization process. If this does not work, you can contact your email provider. After that, it is also important to secure your IMAP folder to prevent this issue from happening in the future. So, properly follow the above steps and backup your data from IMAP folders. When you right-click one of the folders that doesn't show new mail unless you select it, Properties, is the box 'When getting new messages... It's usually not checked by default for IMAP to minimize network traffic.

Meanwhile, the "connecting" or "Checking for mail..." just stays on the bottom status bar of the mail app.I will try the safe starts and experiment with the buttons ans see if it improves.I deleted the Apple Mail app from the phone, reinstalled from the App Store.After instalation ios 18 all my accounts in mail app stopped to sync( including icloud mail).It's usually not checked by default for IMAP to minimize network traffic.

My accounts in Mail app stopped to sync post update

The problem is that the some changes are not reflected in the Gmail web app. By Outlook OST vs PST repair web app, I mean webmail accessed via Firefox or Chrome for (say) Windows 10, not smartphone app. To set up a mail account, we can set the same standard name "mail.mydomain.com" as the incoming and outgoing mail server. My comment about 3rd party email -- is a 3rd email app called Email - Edison Mail (from the App Store) I set up my mail accounts in the app and everything works as it should. I’ve tried repairing the data file, removing and re-adding the account, rebooting, re-installing Outlook/Office, running SFC/DISM, all to no avail.

Mohit is a Microsoft Certified expert for all things Microsoft. He brings a unique perspective gained from nearly a decade of active participation in various IT forums, blogs, and social media. Through this hands-on experience, he has acquired knowledge in diverse domains like Microsoft 365 Cloud, On-Premise Exchange Server, AD, and Entra ID. At first, I was thinking it may be an issue with certificates, but it's not... I went to a bunch of online TLS tests and the mail server is fine and the certificates are trusted...

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