SMTP error loop

hey so ive been trying to follow these two articles
how to set up smtp using the wp mail smtp plugin
how to securely send wordpress emails using gmail smtp

but i am constantly getting various errors. in the beginning i had an error stating that my SMTP plugin wasnt sending any emails. so then i followed the article and now i am getting a different error :
There was a problem while retrieving Auth for mail: Class WPMailSMTP\Providers\Mail\Auth does not exist

initially this problem started because i wasnt able to send my verification email address to my new email. after days of trying to fix this i am stuck here. any help would be appreciated. i have uninstalled the plugin and started fresh three times. i always run into this error

• This topic was modified 6 years, 3 months ago by karupu.