In this fast-paced earth and with the invention of new communication methods, email is nevertheless i of the largest mediums. Many electronic mail clients, like iPhone Mail or Microsoft Outlook, offset showing the following fault for some of the emails messages:

This Message Has Not Been Downloaded from The Server

The consequence is mainly reported on the Apple ecosystem (iPhone, iPad, or Mac, etc.) and in some cases, on Windows with Microsoft Outlook. For some users, the result occurred after an Bone update, whereas, others reported seeing the event when emails were moved betwixt the folders. The issue is not express to a particular email provider (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.).

The Mail app might show the message download upshot mainly due to the following reasons:

  • Outdated Bone of Your Device: If your device's Os is outdated, it may not be compatible with the email server, causing the issue at hand.
  • Remove Re-create from the Server: If whatever of your email clients are configured to remove the email copy from the server and information technology fetches/removes the electronic mail from the business relationship earlier any other customer, and so other clients may neglect to download the message from the server.
  • Anti-Spam Filtering: If the anti-spam filtering application (like GFI MailEssentials) is editing the emails' header, making the emails incompatible with the mail awarding, then the Post app might show the fault at hand.
  • Corrupt Post App Installation: If the Mail application installation has become corrupt, it may fail to properly communicate with the server and thus fail to download some of the emails messages.

Relaunch the Mail App After Forcefulness Closing it

A temporary glitch betwixt the iPhone'southward Mail service app and the email server may cause the bulletin downloaded issue. Here, relaunching the Post app subsequently force endmost it may solve the trouble.

  1. Launch the iPhone'due south Mail app and open an email that previously showed "This Message has non been downloaded from the server".
  2. Now hold the iPhone's Home button for around 7 to x seconds till the Mail app is closed and the iPhone'southward Home screen is shown.
    Press and hold the Home Button to Force Close the Post App
  3. Then launch the Mail app once again and check if information technology is working fine.
  4. If not, then force close the Post app once more and turn off Wi-Fi in Settings.
  5. At present restart your phone and enable the Mobile Data.
  6. Then launch the Mail service app and cheque if the consequence is resolved.

Update the iOS of Your iPhone to the Latest Build

If the iOS of your iPhone is not updated to the latest build, it may have compatibility issues with the email server, resulting in the upshot at hand. In such a case, updating the iOS of your telephone to the latest build may solve the problem. Before updating, make certain to create a backup of your iPhone (if the update does not become well or has bugs).

  1. Put the iPhone on charging and connect information technology to a Wi-Fi network (if the update download size is a business concern).
  2. Now launch the iPhone Settings and select General.
    Open up Full general Settings of iPhone
  3. Then open Software Update and bank check if an iOS update is bachelor.
    Update Software of iPhone
  4. If so, download and install the iOS update.
  5. In one case the update is installed, restart your iPhone and upon restart, bank check if the emails are clear of the message not downloaded from the server issue.

Set the Mail Preview to 5 Lines

Many Mail apps only download the email headers and when the e-mail is opened, the remaining message is downloaded. If due to a glitch, the mail app cannot properly download the header or the message, it may trigger the bulletin download issue. Here, setting the Mail preview to 5 lines may force the Mail app to download the header and bulletin at in one case, thus may solve the problem.

  1. Launch the iPhone Settings and open Mail.
    Open Post in iPhone Settings
  2. Now, in the Message List section, tap on Preview and select 5 Lines.
    Fix iPhone Mail Preview to v Lines
  3. Then restart your iPhone and upon restart, check if the mail message download problem is solved.
  4. If that did not work and you lot are arranging emails in custom-created folders, so cheque if removing a special grapheme like a tide ~ (if nowadays) from the folder name clears out the fault at manus.

Enable Fetch in the Telephone's Settings

Emails are delivered to a user's device through Push button or Fetch methods. In the Push button method, the server informs the client of the new emails whereas, in the Fetch method, the client application repeatedly requests the server for any new emails.

By default, iPhone uses the Push button method but the email server, due to a glitch, may take issues in pushing the emails to the device, resulting in the issue at mitt. In this scenario, setting the iPhone to use the fetch e-mail method may solve the trouble.

  1. Launch the iPhone Settings and open up Passwords & Accounts.
    Open Passwords & Accounts in the iPhone Settings
  2. At present select Fetch New Data and toggle the switch of Button to the off position.
    Open Fetch New Data in Password & Accounts Settings of iPhone
  3. Then enable Fetch (if non automobile-enabled) and set Fetch to Automatically. In some cases, you lot may take to tap on the problematic account and select Fetch.
    Disable Push and Prepare Fetch to Automatically for iPhone
  4. Now set all other accounts to Fetch that shows Push and restart the iPhone.
  5. Upon restart, check if the iPhone is clear of the message downloaded issue at manus.

Enable Download Consummate in Send/Receive Group Settings

If your Postal service client is configured to only download a part of the email bulletin (e.g., without attachments), then it may fail to completely fetch the bulletin. In this case, enabling the complete downloading of the e-mail message in the Send/Receive Group settings may solve the problem.

  1. Launch the Outlook awarding and head to its File menu.
  2. Now steer to the Options tab and in the resulting window, open the Advanced tab.
    Open Outlook Options
  3. And so, in the Send/Receive section, click on the Send/Receive button and select All Accounts, or if the problematic account is shown, select information technology.
    Open up Send/Receive Settings of Outlook
  4. Now click on the Edit button and in the left pane, select the problematic business relationship.
    Edit Send Receive Settings of All Accounts in Outlook
  5. Then, under Receive Postal service Items, checkmark the option of Download Complete Items Including Attachments for Subscribed Folders.
    Enable Download Complete Items in Outlook
  6. At present apply your changes and restart your system.
  7. Upon restart, bank check if the message download problem is solved.

Enable 'Recent Mode' of Gmail

If you have prepare multiple electronic mail client applications like MS Outlook on a PC and Mail on iPhone, then each of these clients will bank check Gmail servers every 15 minutes, and the i who firstly checks an email before the other clients may hide the e-mail from the other clients, resulting in the message downloaded issue under discussion.

In this scenario, enabling the Recent Way of the Gmail may solve the problem every bit in this mode the Gmail server pushes the last 30 days' mail to all the connected email clients, regardless of the electronic mail was previously downloaded by any of the clients.

  1. Open the Account Settings of Gmail in the email client e.1000., Outlook, and in the Email tab, double-click on the Gmail address.
    Open Account Settings in Outlook
  2. Now, in the Business relationship Name box, add "recent:" earlier your account name e.g., if your business relationship name is testuser@gmail.com, it should await like recent:testuser@gmail.com.
    Double-click the Gmail Account in Account Settings of Outlook
  3. Then click on the Next button and when the Settings are updated, click on Done.
    Add Prefix of Recent: in the Account Name of Gmail
  4. Now restart your organization and upon restart, check if the message non downloaded outcome is resolved. Proceed in mind some of the iPhone users, may have to enable Apply Recent Fashion in Settings>> Post>> Gmail.
  5. If that did non piece of work, then check if disabling IMAP on the Gmail website clears out the issue.

Enable 'Keep the Copy on the Server' Setting

Most every email client allows a user to remove the message copy from the server afterward retrieving the message. If you take more than one client configured to retrieve the e-mail messages like iPhone and iMac, but if one of them is configured to delete messages from the server later on retrieval, and so that may crusade the bulletin download upshot on the other device. In such a case, enabling the option of keeping the message re-create on the server may solve the problem. For illustration, we will hash out disabling the mentioned setting on a Mac.

  1. Launch the Mail app and open its Preferences.
  2. Now head to the Accounts tab and select the problematic business relationship.
  3. Then navigate to the Advanced tab and uncheck Remove Copy from Server After Retrieving the Bulletin. Some devices may show the never delete from the server or leave a re-create on the server option.
    Uncheck Remove Re-create from Server Subsequently Retrieving a Message
  4. Now close the Mail Preferences window and restart your system.
  5. Repeat the same on all the other email clients on all your devices and afterward, cheque if the message download upshot is resolved.

Go along in mind that after enabling this setting, if you delete a message from the Delete folder on your phone or computer, then that email message may exist removed from the other device equally well and if you lot tried to access that bulletin on the other device, that may cause the message download consequence.

Disable Anti-Spam Production of Your Device

Many email clients firstly download the email headers and later on, download the message when required. If your anti-spam or security production is filtering the e-mail headers that are not compatible with your email client, then the email customer may show the message download issue. In this context, disabling the anti-spam or security production of your device may solve the problem. For illustration, we will hash out the process of disabling GFI MailEssentials.

Warning:

Go on at your ain risk as disabling the anti-spam or security product of your system/ device may expose the system to threats like viruses, trojans, etc.

  1. Launch the GFI MailEssentials Switchboard and head to its Troubleshooting tab.
  2. Now, in the Enable/Disable E-mail Processing, click on the Disable push button and click Yep in the Service Restart Required dialogue bulletin.
    Disable Email Processing in GFI MailEssentials
  3. Then launch the electronic mail client and check if its server message download issue is resolved.

Re-Add the Email Account to the Mail App

The Mail app may fail to download the bulletin from the email servers due to a temporary communication glitch or corruption of the email account on the device. In this context, turning off/on email or re-adding the electronic mail business relationship to the Mail app may solve the problem.

Turn Off and Turn on the E-mail Account

  1. Launch the iPhone Settings and open up Mail service, Contacts, Calendars.
    Open Mail service, Contacts, Calendars in the iPhone Settings
  2. Now tap on the problematic account and toggle the Mail switch to the off position.
    Open Your Postal service Account in the iPhone Mail Settings
  3. Look till the emails of the account are no more shown in the Post customer.
    Turn Off Mail in the iPhone Post Settings
  4. So restart your iPhone and upon restart, turn on the email account.
  5. Wait till the email syncs and later, cheque if the bulletin download issue is resolved.

Re-Add the Email Business relationship

  1. Launch the iPhone Settings and open Mail (or Passwords and Accounts).
  2. At present tap on Accounts and select the problematic e-mail account.
  3. And then tap on Delete Account and later, confirm to delete the business relationship by borer Delete from My iPhone.
    Delete E-mail Account in the iPhone Mail Settings
  4. At present restart your iPhone and upon restart, re-add the account (in case of Gmail, utilize the other type, non POP3) to the Mail service app and check if information technology is working fine.
  5. If that did not work and your business relationship is configured to utilize ii Gene Authentication, then bank check if disabling 2FA solves the problem.
  6. If the issue persists, then check if switching between POP3 or IMAP account types for the email account clears out the event.

Reinstall the Mail App

The Mail app may testify the downloaded message issue if the Mail app's installation or configuration is corrupt. Hither, reinstalling the Mail app may solve the problem.

  1. Launch the iPhone menu and printing/hold the Postal service app till the pop-up menu appears.
  2. Now, in the pop-up card shown, select Delete App and then confirm to delete the Mail app.
    Press Hold the iPhone Postal service App and select Delete App
  3. So restart your iPhone and upon restart, launch the Apple App Store.
    Confirm to Delete the iPhone'southward Mail App
  4. Now search for Mail and so install the iPhone Mail app.
  5. Then launch the Mail app and configure it as per your requirements.
  6. Afterward, cheque if the Mail service app tin can download the messages from the servers.

If none of the above did the fox and you are using an Exchange server, then check if enabling Active Sync in the server solves the problem. Also, make certain the Accustomed Domain settings in the Exchange server are properly configured. Keep in heed if you are using a wildcard (*) in the accepted domain field, so it may cause the issue at paw, and removing information technology may clear the issue.

For a mutual user, if the event is yet there, then the user may have to use a 3rd party app (similar Outlook on iPhone) or restore the device to the defaults.

Workarounds

If you do not desire to use a 3rd-party app or restore the device, then cheque if using any of the following workarounds temporary solve the problem:

  1. Open the problematic electronic mail message and when the download error message is shown, open up a new email bulletin (either by borer the up or down pointer). Then revert to the problematic email message to check if the message is successfully downloaded.
  2. Forwards the email message and when asked to Download the reset of the bulletin, click yes and check if the issue is resolved.
  3. Check if forwarding the POP3 mails to an IMAP account or vice versa solves the issue.
  4. Check if clearing the trash folder through the e-mail provider website (like Yahoo Mail) solves the issue. As well, keep in mind that when deleting the email messages from the phone, make sure to delete one message at a fourth dimension, otherwise, information technology may outcome in the issue under give-and-take.