Rules do not run automatically on launch

I installed eM Client on a new computer. I imported my rules. They work fine if I run them manually, but they are not running when I first launch eM Client.

lunes 29 junio 2026 :: 1744hrs (UTC +0100)

Hey @robinsiebler

As far as I am aware Rules only work automatically when mail is first downloaded.

¡Buena suerte!

¡Saludos desde Sevilla la soleada en España!
¡Mis mejores deseos y mantente a salvo!

[email protected]

Hablo español, luego portugués, inglés, francés y alemán
con conocimiento de varios otros idiomas.

Sorry, that is what I meant. It downloads the new email and …nothing. If I manually run the rules, it gets moved.

[quote=“robinsiebler, post:3, topic:117253”]
the new email and …nothing
[/quote]lunes 29 junio 2026 :: 2158hrs (UTC +0100)

Hey @robinsiebler

If Rules are not working, first check that they are enabled then ensure that
they are configured correctly.
It would be useful if you either post a screenshot and or detail a Rule configuration

¡Buena suerte!

¡Saludos desde Sevilla la soleada en España!
¡Mis mejores deseos y mantente a salvo!

[email protected]

Hablo español, luego portugués, inglés, francés y alemán
con conocimiento de varios otros idiomas.

Never mind. I figured out what rules where not working and fixed them.

Sorry for the bother.

Tuesday 30 June

Hi @robinsiebler

It would be great if you shared your solution for the benefit of all.

Bonne chance!

Lucy_C

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Several rules had “process with account” checked. Not sure how that got checked, but I must have hit it accidentally when I edited every single rule to point to the correct folder to move the mail into. I’m not sure why I had to do that either!