Automatic email sync for only 1 account?

[randoodle78]

Hello all, I'm new to the forum. I can't seem to find anything that can help me sync one email account at a given time.

I set up a location based flow that will change vibration and sounds when I get to work. I would really like to only sync my Exchange email account while I'm at work during business hours. Anytime after that and I don't want to be bothered!

Does anyone know how to do this?

I tried "Request Sync" for my Exchange account but I can only get it to sync once when the flow first turns on.

My guess would be to create something that periodically syncs this one account?

[Martin]

Hi,

There is no action to change the auto-sync setting for one account only.

You can build a flow that periodically requests a sync for your exchange account:
Exchange syncer
-trigger Periodic Timer: every 5m
-action Request Sync: Exchange

You can enable/disable the flow using your location based flow:
-action Set Flow State: Enable Exchange syncer resp. Set Flow State: Disable Exchange syncer

Regards,
Martin

[tourdetor]

This is almost 2 years ago. How about now? There is an option for choosing spesific mail and sync, but it says experimental.

[Martin]

Hi,

You can use an action Set Auto Sync State to switch on/off auto sync for one particular account and/or authority. You can also use action Request Sync to start a sync from a flow once.
Where exactly do you see the experimental label?

Regards,
Martin

[tourdetor]

Thanks for your answer, Martin.

Little bit new to automagic, so not sure what I'm doing at all. Simple flows only.

How is the attached flow looking?

[tourdetor]

Or is this better? Must they both be used at once? Have a feeling that I'm making things more complex than necessary

[Martin]

You are using trigger Auto Sync State: on which means that your flows will be executed exactly once when the global auto sync setting is turned on.
Do you want to enable auto-sync for the exchange account between a certain time range every weekday?

I would probably go for the following solution that requires two simple flows:

Enable Sync Flow:
-trigger Time: Mon-Fri 06:30
-action Set AutoSync State: On for <your account> *

Disable Sync Flow:
-trigger Time: Mon-Fri 15:00
-action Set AutoSync State: Off for <your account> *

Use * in field authorities to disable all sync components of the account.

Regards,
Martin

[tourdetor]

Strange thing. That is how I had it setup (tested and working), but since today my exchange mail started receiving mail after given time of sync disabled. I have had a global sync going on as well, but with sync for exchange disabled earlier then the global. This should/could work? I will try again. Will give feedback.

[tourdetor]

Doesn't work. Can't stop receiving mail completely (from this single exchange accoynt) unless I disable the global auto sync.