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Whenever I try to delete an email from my inbox I get this error message:

"[An error occurred while moving messages to mailbox" ".]". MacOS High Sierra v10.13.6. iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011). I just completed the difficult processes of changing my email address and all that entails; from a Google account to another server. Apparently I have set something incorrectly in the new account settings because every time I "delete" an email from the "inbox" I get the above error message.


What I have done: Compared my account settings to a MacBook Pro that uses the email services of the same email server and I performed the "Rebuild" mentioned several times in other posts. Hi-Lite the mailbox and choose the "Rebuild" under the "Mailbox" Tab although I do not see any Rebuilding happening.

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Dec 31, 2018 4:40 PM

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As a guess, look at the IMAP folder settings. I’d confirm that the archive or trash folder settings are correct, either on the Mac or in whatever gmail uses on the server. For some details on these folders on the Mac, see Change Mailbox Behaviors preferences in Mail on Mac - Apple Support I don’t know gmail well enouh to say if there’s a folder setting available there, but some other mail servers do have the ability to tailor the message deletion and message archival settings.

Posted on Jan 1, 2019 2:57 PM

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Jan 1, 2019 2:57 PM in response to LilBang

As a guess, look at the IMAP folder settings. I’d confirm that the archive or trash folder settings are correct, either on the Mac or in whatever gmail uses on the server. For some details on these folders on the Mac, see Change Mailbox Behaviors preferences in Mail on Mac - Apple Support I don’t know gmail well enouh to say if there’s a folder setting available there, but some other mail servers do have the ability to tailor the message deletion and message archival settings.

Whenever I try to delete an email from my inbox I get this error message:

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