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mtekman edited this page Aug 3, 2023 · 13 revisions

Welcome to the gmailieer wiki!

Please refer to the Readme for general instructions on installation and usage.

Initial synchronization time

Initial synchronization of your messages can take a long time, later synchronizations only pulls the changed messages - and only downloads metadata if the message content already exists. Several factors influence the download speed when you sync your entire account:

  • API key limits cause GMail to throttle the connection, you might want to try your own API key.
  • Your personal account has limits which will block or severely throttle your connection if you try to duplicate it several times (maximum ca 3 times per month) (e.g. if you have experimented with IMAP and several tries with gmi). (You can wait a day or two and try again).
  • The connection could be throttled when syncing large amounts of messages

Here is a table of user-reports of initial synchronization times as a function of messages. Please add your own experience:

Number of messages Size of mailbox Full synchronization time Full GMI sync last few days Full IMAP sync performed last few days Own API key Notes Source and date
482.664 11 GB 25 h No No No - v1.3-13-ge297099 on 2021-08-16
160.000 12 GB 2 h No No No #40/2018-02-22
659 87 MB 01:08 m No No No test-account (@gauteh) (2018-02-23)
150.000 10 GB ~7 days No N/A No #40/2018-04-13
2.357 N/A 02:34 m N/A N/A No N/A #88/2018-07-28
224.068 6.9 GB 4h 24m No No No #103/2019-03-01
14.292 190 MB 05:21 m No No Yes v1.3 on 2022-11-01
22,823 3.4G 13m07s No No Yes v1.4 2023-06-04
74,613 8.8G ~15m No No Yes v1.4 2023-08-03
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