limiting Mac Mail dl'd emails to last 3 months

[flang]

Is there a way to just dl the last 3 months (IE) of email?
I have a client with bazillions of emails that he'd never be able to get thru now. Besides, he's a mail hoarder.
But of course it slows down everything.
Is there a way to date limit what is dl'd, not just seen or available but actually dl'd?
He has a gmail acct and a MSX acct.

 

[Bigwaff]

I believe both Gmail and Microsoft Exchange only support syncing messages on the server with the client. Basically, if you only want the last 3 months of emails, you'll need to delete or archive all emails prior to the last 3 months.

 

[flang]

what you say rings a bell. I believe you are right. Darn the Luck ! ! !

 

[throAU]

Yeah this is a massive oversight in mail that Apple really should fix. It’s literally my only real complaint with Apple mail.

 

[flang]

there are other minor things not so hot about Mail. but none so bad as what happened to iTunes/Music app.
that was given to a colony of feral cats in Quiencenera dresses to develop.
But, alas, Apple is a phone and streaming company.

 

[throAU]

Oh for sure mail has its faults.

But things the big one. On balance it is more usable than pretty much anything else I’ve tried.

 

[monokakata]

there are other minor things not so hot about Mail. but none so bad as what happened to iTunes/Music app.
that was given to a colony of feral cats in Quiencenera dresses to develop.
But, alas, Apple is a phone and streaming company.

I thought the iTunes/Music development was done by naked mole rats raised by lemurs in a uranium mine.

 

[flang]

I thought the iTunes/Music development was done by naked mole rats raised by lemurs in a uranium mine.

I think they tag teamed.

 

[NoBoMac]

Will need to check Gmail later, but in case of Exchange, should be an option under Mail > Accounts > account > Mail Days to Sync.

(Seem to recall Gmail might be a server side setting; Screen shot is setup as an Exchange account)

 

[flang]

right, forgot about that.

 

[sgtaylor5]

Is there a way to just dl the last 3 months (IE) of email?
I have a client with bazillions of emails that he'd never be able to get thru now. Besides, he's a mail hoarder.
But of course it slows down everything.
Is there a way to date limit what is dl'd, not just seen or available but actually dl'd?
He has a gmail acct and a MSX acct.

Archive mails outside of the mail client. You can wait for EagleFiler 2.0 (so it will be Apple Silicon native) or you might try looking at MailSteward.

 

[flang]

thanks, hadn't heard of either.