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Q: Mail will not open

Mail will not open on my Mac OSX  running lion 10.7.5. When I click the icon in applications or the dock, Mail appears in the Menu bar but nothing else happens. HELP

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on May 5, 2014 7:56 AM

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis May 5, 2014 9:46 AM in response to 192119
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    May 5, 2014 9:46 AM in response to 192119
  • by 192119,

    192119 192119 May 6, 2014 12:57 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    May 6, 2014 12:57 AM in response to Linc Davis

    "MAIL" appears in force quit and it allows me to quit, but any mail has not appeared on the screen. So it tells me that "MAIL" is open when in fact it is not.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis May 6, 2014 9:52 AM in response to 192119
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    May 6, 2014 9:52 AM in response to 192119

    Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:

    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)

    ☞ In the Finder, select Go Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.

    The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select

    SYSTEM LOG QUERIES All Messages

    from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select

    View Show Log List

    from the menu bar at the top of the screen.

    Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try the action that you're having trouble with again. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.

    ☞ The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.

    Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.

    ☞ Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

  • by 192119,

    192119 192119 May 11, 2014 4:22 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    May 11, 2014 4:22 AM in response to Linc Davis

    Screen Shot 2014-05-11 at 12.19.02.png

     

    Hi,

       Sorry for delay in replying but I am a silver surfer and I needed help with this. Hope this helps us.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis May 11, 2014 8:47 AM in response to 192119
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    May 11, 2014 8:47 AM in response to 192119

    That's a screenshot, not the log text. Please review the instructions in my last comment and try again. Don't post screenshots of logs.

  • by 192119,

    192119 192119 May 12, 2014 4:41 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    May 12, 2014 4:41 AM in response to Linc Davis

    12/05/2014 12:32:36.356 Mail: Using V2 Layout

    12/05/2014 12:32:40.253 [0x0-0x26026].com.apple.mail: The operation couldn\u2019t be completed. (AOSErrorDomain error 5002.)

    12/05/2014 12:32:40.253 [0x0-0x26026].com.apple.mail: (null)

     

    Hope this is what you need. Thanks for your patience.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis May 12, 2014 6:20 AM in response to 192119
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    May 12, 2014 6:20 AM in response to 192119

    If you haven't already done so, please log out or restart the computer and try again. If there's no change, open the iCloud pane in System Preferences and uncheck the Mail box. Then check it again and test Mail.

  • by 192119,

    192119 192119 May 12, 2014 9:41 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    May 12, 2014 9:41 AM in response to Linc Davis

    I have done all you suggested but still MAIL will not open

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis May 12, 2014 9:42 AM in response to 192119
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    May 12, 2014 9:42 AM in response to 192119

    Please read this whole message before doing anything.

    This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.

    The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.

    Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.

    Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a Fusion Drive or a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.

    Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.

    The login screen appears even if you usually login automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.

    Test while in safe mode. Same problem?

    After testing, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

  • by 192119,

    192119 192119 May 12, 2014 10:51 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    May 12, 2014 10:51 AM in response to Linc Davis

    Have followed your instuctions to the letter, except when I tried to Login with the Shift held down it would not let me login, so I released Shift key and I was allowed to login. But problem still persists.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis May 12, 2014 10:55 AM in response to 192119
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    May 12, 2014 10:55 AM in response to 192119

    Please follow these directions to delete the Mail "sandbox" folders. In OS X 10.9 there are two sandboxes, while in 10.8 there is only one. If you're running a version older than 10.8, this comment isn't applicable.

    Back up all data.

    Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:

    ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail

    Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select

    Services Reveal

    from the contextual menu.* A Finder window should open with a folder named "com.apple.mail" selected. If it does, move the selected foldernot just its contents—to the Desktop. Leave the Finder window open for now.

    Log out and log back in. Launch Mail and test. If the problem is resolved, you may have to recreate some of your Mail settings. You can then delete the folder you moved and close the Finder window. If you still have the problem, quit Mail again and put the folder back where it was, overwriting the one that may have been created in its place. Repeat with this line:

    ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.MailServiceAgent

     

    Caution: If you change any of the contents of the sandbox, but leave the folder itself in place, Mail may crash or not launch at all. Deleting the whole sandbox will cause it to be rebuilt automatically.

    *If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination  command-C. In the Finder, select

    Go Go to Folder...

    from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.

  • by 192119,

    192119 192119 May 13, 2014 1:21 AM in response to Linc Davis
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    May 13, 2014 1:21 AM in response to Linc Davis

    Screen Shot 2014-05-13 at 09.12.29.png

    When I triple click on the first line and then right click on SERVICES and REVEAL this is the message I get.

    I am running Mac OSX 10.7.5.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis May 13, 2014 7:15 AM in response to 192119
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    May 13, 2014 7:15 AM in response to 192119

    Back up all data.

     

    Step 1

     

    If Mail crashes or freezes immediately on launch, try the steps suggested on this page. Sometimes a corrupt message on a mail server can be deleted by logging in to the server through its web page. If Mail still crashes on launch, skip to Step 3.

      

    Step 2

      

    Select all your mailboxes, and then select

      

    Mailbox ▹ Export Mailbox...

      

    from the Mail menu bar. Export the mailboxes to the Desktop folder.

     

    Make a note of the settings for all your Mail accounts – everything you'd need to reconstruct the settings from scratch.

     

    Quit Mail.

      

    Step 3

      

    In the Finder, hold down the option key and select

     

    Go ▹ Library

     

    from the menu bar. Move the following items from the folder that opens to the Desktop:

    • Application Support/AddressBook/MailRecents-v4.abcdmr
    • Preferences/com.apple.mail
    • Mail

    Note: you are not moving the Mail application. You’re moving a folder named “Mail.”

     

    Launch Mail. It will behave as if you were setting it up for the first time. Go through the setup process with one of your accounts, using the information you noted earlier. Test. If Mail works now, recreate the rest of your settings.

     

    If there’s no improvement, quit Mail and put back the items you moved to the Desktop, replacing any newer ones that may have been created in their place. Stop here and post your results.

      

    Step 4

       

    This step should not be necessary with IMAP or Exchange mailboxes, because they synchronize automatically with the server. Nevertheless, if the mailboxes are very large, importing them may spare you the need for a long download.

     

    If you took Step 2, import the mailboxes you exported:

     

    File ▹ Import Mailbox...

     

    If you skipped Step 2, look inside the Mail folder on the Desktop for a subfolder Mail/V2/Mailboxes. Import the mailboxes it contains.

     

    Test. If Mail is still working, delete the items you moved to the Desktop in Step 3.

  • by 192119,

    192119 192119 May 14, 2014 7:15 AM in response to 192119
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    May 14, 2014 7:15 AM in response to 192119

    In step 3;

                   MailRecents-v4abcdmr        Does not appear in the folder

                   com.apple.mail                   Does not appear in the folder

          and   AddressBook                      reads AddressBookplug-ins

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