deleted messages not moved to trash

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deleted messages not moved to trash

When I try to delete certain messages in my Mail, rather than going to the Trash folder, the font turns grey. If I go to a different window and then return to Mail, the grey font returns to black and they are sitting in my Inbox as if they are undeleted. Other messages are deleted and moved to Trash just fine.

There are seven messages that will not be deleted. My Mail preferences are set to move all deleted messages to the Trash folder and delete them from Trash after one week.

macbook, Mac OS X (10.5.4)

Posted on May 6, 2009 1:52 PM

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Answer 1

May 7, 2009 7:42 AM in response to leavseof_blue

bump

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Answer 2

May 10, 2009 10:41 AM in response to leavseof_blue

bump again

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Answer 3

j.v.

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May 10, 2009 10:51 AM in response to leavseof_blue

Have you tried rebuilding (Menubar > Mailbox > Rebuild) the Inbox, Trash, and other associated mail folders? (If Rebuild is grayed out and you have multiple accounts, you will have to expand the view of the Inbox, Trash, and other associated mail folders containing these messages and select each affected account's Inbox, Trash, and others, separately, so Rebuild won't be grayed out.)

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Answer 4

Eulchen

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Jul 15, 2009 1:42 PM in response to j.v.

Thanks. I had the same problem. Rebuilding works fine.

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