I've noticed that there's little easy-to-find information on how to properly manage IMAP mail folders. Since I'm suddenly experiencing a lot of weird issues, like Mail suddenly storing sent e-mails in an unexpected folder, plus duplicate, confusingly named folders, etc., I thought I would create a master "How To Organize IMAP Folders with Mail/iPhone" thread, which I'm sure will be very useful for the legions of Mail and iPhone users.
But first I have to show you my folder structure. I have four e-mail accounts that I have all set up under IMAP. Three are work-related and one is my MobileMe account, which I use to synchronize my calender and contacts.
Inbox
--MobileMe Account
--Work 1
--Work 2
--Work 3
Sent
--MobileMe Account
--Work 1
--Work 2
--Work 3
Trash
--MobileMe Account
--Work 1
--Work 2
--Work 3
Junk
--MobileMe Account
--Work 1
--Work 2
--Work 3
On My Mac
~Sent Items (my PC e-mail pre-dating using Mail)
--Admin
~to
--Sales etc. (these folders are used to locally archive mail)
Ubercool (IMAP server folders)
--Apple Mail To Do
--Deleted Messages
--Drafts
--Drafts (Ubercool)
--Read
--Sent
--Sent Messages
--Spam
--Trash
MobileMe (IMAP server folders)
--Drafts
The first problem I noticed is that suddenly, Mail started storing sent messages in the "Sent Messages" folder on the Ubercool server, but just as suddenly stopped. How do I prevent this from happening? Can I just move messages in the "Sent Messages" folder back to the main "Sent" folder?
I assume this has something to do with the way the iPhone interacts with Mail and the way everything is synchronized, which brings up a separate problem of multiple Calendars showing on my iPhone:
iPhone Default Calendar Setting
On My iPhone
Calendar
address@mac.com (MobileMe)
Calendar (set as default)
Can you post your tips on how to properly manage IMAP folders here and what your tactics are for properly synching your calendar? I would like to unify sent e-mails and eliminate duplicate Drafts and Drafts (Ubercool) folders, while avoiding duplicate calendar entries.
But first I have to show you my folder structure. I have four e-mail accounts that I have all set up under IMAP. Three are work-related and one is my MobileMe account, which I use to synchronize my calender and contacts.
Inbox
--MobileMe Account
--Work 1
--Work 2
--Work 3
Sent
--MobileMe Account
--Work 1
--Work 2
--Work 3
Trash
--MobileMe Account
--Work 1
--Work 2
--Work 3
Junk
--MobileMe Account
--Work 1
--Work 2
--Work 3
On My Mac
~Sent Items (my PC e-mail pre-dating using Mail)
--Admin
~to
--Sales etc. (these folders are used to locally archive mail)
Ubercool (IMAP server folders)
--Apple Mail To Do
--Deleted Messages
--Drafts
--Drafts (Ubercool)
--Read
--Sent
--Sent Messages
--Spam
--Trash
MobileMe (IMAP server folders)
--Drafts
The first problem I noticed is that suddenly, Mail started storing sent messages in the "Sent Messages" folder on the Ubercool server, but just as suddenly stopped. How do I prevent this from happening? Can I just move messages in the "Sent Messages" folder back to the main "Sent" folder?
I assume this has something to do with the way the iPhone interacts with Mail and the way everything is synchronized, which brings up a separate problem of multiple Calendars showing on my iPhone:
iPhone Default Calendar Setting
On My iPhone
Calendar
address@mac.com (MobileMe)
Calendar (set as default)
Can you post your tips on how to properly manage IMAP folders here and what your tactics are for properly synching your calendar? I would like to unify sent e-mails and eliminate duplicate Drafts and Drafts (Ubercool) folders, while avoiding duplicate calendar entries.
