How do I refresh / check new mail in Mail?
By default, I don't see a toolbar button to do so in Mail 5.1 on Lion.
MacOS – How to refresh / check new mail in Mail
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Best Answer
Apple Mail's check for mail icon looks like a new mail message icon, and can be found here:
If it can't be found you can add by right-clicking on the toolbar and choosing customize:
You can then select the icon from the list and drag it to the toolbar at the top:
You can also use "Mailbox" -> "Get All New Mail" which has a shortcut ⌘ + ⇧ + N.
You don't need to synchronize. Synchronize does more than a new mail check (see this answer)