Email & computer driving me mad!!!

[vickster]

I use my Icloud email for my business email. Today I tried to log on and I'm getting a pop up asking me for a password for imap.mail.me.com. I have tried all sorts of different passwords and nothing was working. So stupidly, I deleted the account thinking I could set a new one up. Now I have tried to set up a new outlook profile linked to iCloud but appear to have lost a load of key emails and it's not syncing with my iPad and am still getting the pop up.

I've tried all sorts of things suggested by Google but I just can't get past this password needed to access the server.

Any ideas?! Help!!

 

[mayfair]

i agree all the safety options are making signing into sites soo long. i wanted to just join a friendly site that wants so much info just to use. i like spending time outside not in on my pc trying sign in to google or site after site, far too time consuming, password after password so frustrating. i cannot advise but i can feel and agree with your madness!!

 

[jefmcg]

icloud? As in apple? Try online support

https://getsupport.apple.com/?caller=psp&PRKEYS=133314

Click mail, then troubleshooting, then call. You should be talking to an apple support person in a few minutes.

 

[vickster]

Thanks

Spoke to them...it's down to Apple introducing two factor authentication. I don't think I have all my emails unfortunately, but most of them at least I hope

 

[Ming the Merciless]

All your emails will still be on the Apple servers and will reappear once you reconnect to your account.

 

[vickster]

All your emails will still be on the Apple servers and will reappear once you reconnect to your account.

I don't think that's the case for the ones that I saved to sub folders held only on this computer Lesson in patience learnt! This is one of the reasons I do minimal bike maintenance, frustration gets the better of me!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

They should be that's how imap works, it doesn't delete them off the server like pop3 does.

 

[vickster]

They should be that's how imap works, it doesn't delete them off the server like pop3 does.

I've reconnected with a 'new' Outlook inbox, and the emails that I had filed onto folders labelled 'This computer only' haven't reappeared (nor the folders themselves). The .OST file for the original outlook account has gone since I deleted it (well I can't find it anywhere)

 

[Levo-Lon]

I know what you mean Vickster..if only things could be simpler

 

[Ming the Merciless]

None default folders you need to set to subscribe / sync in settings. If you're not doing that your not really taking advantage of I map and ability for it to sync across all your devices as well as the email server.

 

[jefmcg]

I know what you mean Vickster..if only things could be simpler


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Ah, but then there is harry ....

 

[vickster]

None default folders you need to set to subscribe / sync in settings. If you're not doing that your not really taking advantage of I map and ability for it to sync across all your devices as well as the email server.

I've no idea what that means I just use iCloud for my business email through Outlook. Those were just subfolders of the inbox or so I thought