New OUtlook Slow Sync gmail

Thanks Lisa

First, some extra info. I keep relatively few mails in the various boxes- I don't think size of files/folders can be an issue.

I usually open New Outlook at the start of the  day and leave it open till late night. However I don't spend my life sitting at my PC so the machine goes to sleep  several (perhaps 4 to 10) times through the day. I don't use a VPN so that should not be an issue. Antivirus is Avast. I will try sidelining Avast for a short period to see if that changes things- the problem in diagnosing is that the delays I complain of some times show up; other times not.

Yes, cancelling the account and re- coupling does set things right but I can't spend my life doing that just to check if there is an inbound e- mail jammed somewhere.

I will try to see if Avast is the issue. However by the time I have sidelined it the transmission/reception may have taken place anyway. The big  frustration is the variability of the issue.

Funny, but everything works for my gmail account on my phone and tablet. I just wish new outlook had not been forced on us.

Phil