Maverick 10.9.2 - Mail not marking Gmail emails as read when marked as such in Gmail website

Since upgrading to 10.9.x, I have been having issues with OSX Mail application such that it is not marking emails as read when I have done so in Gmail website.

Example:
1). Received a new email in my Gmail account
2). In mail.google.com, the email is shown as "New"
3). In the Apple Mail application in my MacBook Air (MBA), the email is shown as "New"
4). In mail.google.com, I opened the email, which is now marked as read (NOT new)
5). In the Apple Mail application, the email is STILL shown as "New".

I have tried syncing the Mail app, pressing "Go Offline", and leaving the Mail app open for hours, but no go.

HOWEVER, if after step #4 above, I CLOSE the Mail app and opened it again, the Mail app will detect the change and immediately marked the same email as read (NOT new).

It seems that the Mail app having trouble syncing with Gmail and marking read email as...well, read.

My configuration:
1). OSX 10.9.2
2). Three (3) Gmail accounts configured using IMAP

Anyone know the workaround to this?

 

This should be in Apple section and not windows

however with that said I can not help you too much, with the huge amount of issues 10.9 gave me with my required software I more or less quit using it for now.

 

GMail and the default OS X mail app don't get along very well. I use Outlook for all the GMail accounts on my Mac, which isn't great, but much better than the default program.

 

Hi guys - sorry for the late reply. Tapatalk for some reason is not pushing notifications for notebookreview forum.

Oh, I thought this is "Apple and Mac OSX" forum according to the category? What kind of issues are you having with 10.9?

When I had 10.6.x, it was working great. Only problem I have is with 10.9.x.

 

Sorry, I should have specified 10.9. Yes, with Lion and Mountain Lion on my systems it worked fine. Have you tried 10.9.4 to see if that fixes your problem? Otherwise, it's probably time to try another email client or use webmail. As I said, I use Outlook, though I have an Office 365 subscription that gives me access to it. There are a number of other OS X email clients that are free or inexpensive. Try them out and see which you like best.

 

I haven't upgraded to 10.9.4 yet. I am afraid of more issues introduced with the ugprade. Hence, I am posting to see if anyone with 10.9.4 have the same issue. I also posted in Apple's own forum, but yield no result.

I use the web version, but I have multiple Gmail accounts and it gets tiring with multiple tabs opened. I also already invested in the OSX Mail app, since I have offline email stored there already (not part of Gmail IMAP).

I thought about getting Outlook, but that cost money.

I have to figure out the best way to revert back to 10.9.2 if 10.9.4 craps out on me...

 

Image the drive before upgrading?

 

Yeah, I used Carbon Copy before, but it's no longer free. CC was great, like Ghost for Mac.

Any recommendation for a free tool?

 

Macrium reflect I have heard good things about.

I'm currently using acronis true image - I found a free version that goes with WD drives.