How do I permanently delete Mail from my Mac? Have deleted it several ways, always comes back?
How do I permanantly delete mail from my Mac? I have tried several ways, always comes back.
iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), iOS 6.1.4
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How do I permanantly delete mail from my Mac? I have tried several ways, always comes back.
iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), iOS 6.1.4
If you are using iCloud, quit the Mail app if it's open.
Open System Preferences > iCloud
Deselect Mail then re select it.
Relaunch the Mail app and try deleting mail.
If you aren't using iCloud. with the Mail app open, from the menu bar click Mailbox > Rebuild
Then try deleting mail.
if it's a pop3 account and it's set never to delete on server then you well need to delete it in the server
one would typically do this by using the mail providers web client
if exchange or imap it would automaticly delete when you do
in which case I would mail the mail provider to hear if they were experiencing issues in their end
In Mail, go to Mail > Preferences > Accounts then take a look at your settings for each account you have.
If you have a look at your settings for Junk you probably have it set to Store Junk Messages on the Server.
This is ok, but if you have it set to Never Delete Junk Messages they will keep coming back to your Junk Mailbox.
If you set it to Delete Junk Messages after One Day or One Week after this time they should not come back to your Junk Mailbox.
I hope this helps as I know how frustrating this can be.
How do I permanently delete Mail from my Mac? Have deleted it several ways, always comes back?