my mac email client is not fetching new mail

This was the test I described in my original post. But I tried that solution and it did not resolve my issue. I acknowledge that the solution put forth in that question was applicable to Windows at the time. I assert that mine is a new question because the older question was asking how to refresh in Android, and I am asking about Windows. Note that the browser's refresh button will not initiate the fetch-only the in-page Gmail refresh button (which is hidden if you have a message selected).Įdit: It was suggested that my question is a duplicate of this question. This is my current workaround, but certainly not ideal, especially in the case of more critical work email. After that time period ended, the algorithm seemed to figure out what was happening and went back to its normal once-per-hour frequency.ĭuring my tests, I also figured out that pressing the Gmail refresh button will initiate a fetch. But during that time, the frequency fluctuated relatively wildly.

For a day or so, Gmail did indeed change the frequency at which it fetched emails. To test this, on that account, I signed up for a forum subscription that sent ~20 emails per hour. Based on a reply from another forum, I thought perhaps the fetch frequency was based in-part on the amount of mail received at the other account. I was unable to find any official Google information regarding this frequency. Is there any way to set this to a higher frequency of my choice? The fetch history indicates that Gmail does this automatically about once per hour. I have configured my Gmail client to also check email from another (POP3) account.

My mac email client is not fetching new mail