How to sync Outlook with Gmail account?

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Gmail helpline phone numbers ring regularly with complains of Outlook isn’t working properly. Emails cannot be received or sent, files and emails gone missing. Clients pay for Google apps or use a free Gmail account instead of the entire program.

How to sync Outlook with Gmail account?

Gmail is a best email platform, but you may desire to manage your messages from a software program like Microsoft Outlook. You can program Outlook to manage your Gmail account as IMAP or POP3 account. If Outlook is allowed to configure the Gmail account it will use IMAP. In case, you do not desire to employ IMAP, then setup the account manually.

Configure the incoming server to employ SSL encryption. The port for POP3 (995) and IMAP (993) will change automatically. Outgoing server makes use of TLS encryption and port 587.

Configure the sent items and deleted item folders, according to your preference. Gmail spam filters function much better than Outlook’s junk mail filters. Using both can cause confusion, so it is sensible not to enable Outlook’s junk mail filers.

Common Gmail and Outlook sync issues

Email loads

Outlook does not display old messages, but Gmail interface does. If you have selected unlimited mailbox size in Gmail and your local Outlook PST file has reached its limit, then errors are caused preventing sync. You can approach Gmail technical helpline Australia.

Generally, the main reason is that the size of Outlook PST file is not large and able to store all the messages stored by Gmail. It stores only 1GB by default locally and the rest is stored in the clouds. You can access it from Gmail interface. Limit on local mailbox size can be increased, but this can adversely affect the performance.

IMAP syncs continuously

Due to email overloads the files in Outlook stop synchronizing. Gmail uses IMAP platform, which is a good way for email sync, but large attachments and email loads slows down the connection and it times out leaving messages unsent. Professionals from Gmail Support number for Australia +(61)280730175 fix it by transporting all the large emails to a local PST file. In addition, some IMAP folders are removed from getting subscribed by Outlook.

Hidden filters

In free Gmail version problems with email size is not displayed by your browser, but with Outlook folders can be downloaded in sub-folder of Gmail account. You need to search for these folders as it may appear collapsed. Click the + sign and see the set of folders – All mail, Sent, Important, Junk and other folders

All mail is duplicate copy of emails received and sent.

Emails cannot be sent or received

If you crossed email limits Outlook will stop receiving and sending. Experts from Gmail Customer Helpline will first move all the sent mails off the server to a local PST file. Next the ‘All mail’ and ‘Important’ folders are moved. Thus, moving three folders relieves the load and brings Outlook back in operating shape again.

Using Google app and Outlook can cause many sync issues. You can call Gmail technical support number +(61)280730175 to help you fix it.