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What does "sync" mean in WIndows Mail?

Anonymous
2013-06-14T03:57:49+00:00

Why is Windows 8 so totally devoid of word definitions and completely the opposite of user friendly?

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-06-15T22:55:16+00:00

    It basically means that it will compare all the folders in your Mail app with all the folders on outlook.com and see whether it needs to import, delete, or move messages to other folders, and whether or not it needs to add or delete and folders you've created.  It does this automatically also, if you have your mail to import automatically, but if you tell it to only download manually, it will update when you open the app and when you click that button only.  This way you can leave your app open all day, and nothing will come in until you click that button, except for when you first open it.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-06-14T04:05:03+00:00

    "Sync" in Windows Mail might be the equivalent to Send and Receive Mail.

    Do you have Windows Mail, or Windows Live Mail.  In Windows 8 you should have Windows Live Mail as Windows Mail was an old Vista program.  I don't see any option to "Sync" in Windows Live Mail.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-08-11T23:30:25+00:00

    My new windows mail is ****.It knocked out my yahoo mail account.i will have to use hush mail account from now on.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-06-15T20:38:44+00:00

    I am telling you what I think it means based on old programs that I have used in the past.  I wanted to know whether your program was  Windows Mail, or Windows Live Mail.  Without feedback all one can do is guess.

    It sounds to me that you have an old program and not the latest version, but that can only be a guess on my part until you tell us more.

    Send and Receive in Windows Live Mail 2009

    http://liveunplugged.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/send-and-receive-in-windows-live-mail-2009/

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-06-15T18:21:37+00:00

    In other words, you don't know what "snyc" means either.  Thanks for trying.

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