Mavericks Mail App (Local Storage??)

[melman101]

Hey All,
I'm pretty sure in my previous OS X (Mountain Lion) I was able to make sure that Apple Mail didn't download the messages for offline viewing and online showed it on the server.

I can't find that setting, and with a 128GB SSD, I really don't want it downloading gigs and gigs of mail. So far it ate up 100megs. How can I make sure it doesn't download the mail? One iCloud account, two Gmail accounts.

Thanks for all your help.

melman101

 

[melman101]

No one uses Mavericks Mail? Any other suggestions instead of using Webmail? I hate when I click a link and then it opens up a mail program. Would love it to go to Gmail on Safari.

 

[Fimeg]

You need to use IMAP instead of POP.

 

[melman101]

I am on IMAP . It sets it up automatically, but yet it still downloads the mail for offline viewing. How can I disable that?

 

[melman101]

No one else is having this issue? I really want to use Apple Mail but if I let it download all my mail, it will be a lot of space on my small 128GB SSD.

 

[JonDigital]

No one else is having this issue? I really want to use Apple Mail but if I let it download all my mail, it will be a lot of space on my small 128GB SSD.

I'm having this same issue of tons of OTHER space being used up by Mail. I found disabling the All Mail folder from appearing in IMAP to solve my space issues.

Did you find another solution?

 

[stevemiller]

ugh. i am so fed up with apple mail.

i think this is what you are describing, but i would really like it to behave just like iOS mail in terms of having X most recent messages stored locally, instead of everything. on iOS i can still do a full search on the server in case i need to access older messages as well. its ridiculous that you can't replicate what feels like a much more elegant experience on a desktop.

webmail isn't ideal because i want to have a common hub for my work and personal accounts, and i don't care to constantly have to switch gmail identities or keep multiple browsers open.

lastly, apple mail is constantly ******** the bed where it will freeze, fail to load messages, hang on outbox for prolonged periods, etc.

sigh. how is it that after all this time, email management is still a mess??