Downloading message -- what did I do?

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Downloading message -- what did I do?

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I am receiving a msg on the bottom of the email main screen:

Myemailaddress: Downloading message xx of xxx in important...

What did I do and how can I stop it? It is a gmail account and I don't need all the emails locally.
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Even with a folders Synchronization and Storage setting disabled you have to receive the message headers.

I set it so that when I check my Newegg and Bugzilla folders the message bodies are not downloaded to my machine.

You can right-click on the folder, select Properties, select Synchronization, and remove the check mark for Select this folder for offline use.
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Thank you, Walt. I managed to get it stopped which was my concern.
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I have corrected this setting a couple times. Does this setting get reset when you do an update?
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BruceAWittmeier wrote:I have corrected this setting a couple times. Does this setting get reset when you do an update?
I haven't noticed, but after checking my latest beta on Linux it hasn't changed for me.

Not sure about on Windows 10.
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Thanks, Walt. I'll watch to verify next time and post back if I learn anything useful.
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