If you choose this setting, the next section of this tutorial explains how to then manually check yourself for new emails on your account's mail server. Either pick the time interval you want to see elapse before Apple Mail checks next for new emails, or read on.
Then, click on the ' Check for new mail' dropdown menu to show the available intervals: ' Every minute', ' Every 5 minutes', ' Every 15 minutes', ' Every 30 minutes', or ' Every hour'.When your email options open, select the ' General' tab at the top (if it isn't already).Once you are in Mac Mail, press Command+, or go to Mail menu > Preferences.Customize how frequently Apple Mail downloads new emailsįollow these steps to choose a number of minutes or disable automatic mail checks:
