To show and hide IMAP folders

When you first synchronize your IMAP account, all the messages in all your folders will be downloaded unless you hide some of them or change their synchronization settings, for example, from All Messages to Headers Only.

1. While you are online, click an IMAP server in the Folders list.

   Your mail folders will be displayed in the main window.

2. Click the IMAP Folders button.

3. In the Show/Hide IMAP Folders dialog box, select a folder, and click Hide to prevent downloading its contents. Click Show to view the folder and download its contents.

Only the displayed folders will be downloaded when you synchronize the account.

Tip

• You can change synchronization settings to specify whether you want to download headings, full messages, or only new messages. For more information, see the Related Topic on specifying what you want to download.

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