MS TECH Apple Mail – control mail check interval ~~ August 24, 2015 To remove “auto-download of new messages” do the following: A) In Apple Mail (OS-X 10.10), menu “Mail“, Select “Prefences…” B.1) Under your GENERAL tab – 2nd line – “Check for new messages” select “Manually“. Related Posts:Apple Hardware OSX Version compatibility Chartbash - check that script is being executed by rootdovecot IMAP local server on OS-X for mail archivesOSX Volume Cloning - using asr (Apple Software Restore)Apple Mail - rebuild mailboxesOS-X - file system check - fsck in Single User…Apple Mail - create folder and sub-folder structureThunderbird - control mail check intervalApple Hardware Test / Apple Diagnostics