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when i hide mail it will periodically open by itself

How can i stop mail from opening itself when it is hidden?

MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.14

Posted on Jun 21, 2019 1:46 PM

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Jun 22, 2019 10:59 AM in response to bigstroke

Hello bigstroke and welcome to Apple Support Communities.



It looks like no one has responded to your question. Here are a couple things that might help others answer your question:


When you say the app is "hidden" do you mean that it is not open or that it is minimized and sent to the Dock by using the yellow button in the upper left of the Mail app window?


When you say it opens periodically, does this happen when a new message comes in?


Any additional information you can provide may help the community to better answer your question.


Cheers.

Jun 22, 2019 9:26 PM in response to revbill222

Thanks for helping. By "hidden" I click the red button and send it to the dock, but the dot under the icon is on (as opposed to quitting mail and there is no dot under the mail icon).


It opens without a new message. I do get the little message banners when new mail arrives. In the past the banners would notify me of new mail, but the mail didn't open until I clicked the icon. Now the mail just opens every few minutes whether I receive a new message, or not. If I quit mail then it doesn't open, but I don't get the little banners to notify me of new messages. I like the banner notifications.


Thanks.

Jun 22, 2019 9:47 PM in response to dialabrain

Thanks for helping. When I click the red button the mail closes, but the dot under the icon stays on, as opposed to quitting mail or pressing 'Command+Q" and the dot goes off. The difference is with one I receive banner notifications of new mail, with the other I do not.


The mail opens itself periodically if the dot is present. If the dot is not present I get no banner notifications and no spontaneous mail opening. This is new behavior.


I apologize for my unclear terminology.

Jun 23, 2019 3:25 PM in response to dialabrain

Thanks for your help, however you are addressing a problem I don't have. For years I have used the RED button to close mail yet keep it running in the dock. As I described, this procedure allowed me to receive notifications of new mail, then click on the mail icon to open and read the mail at my leisure. During these years the mail app would only open (awaken) when I clicked on the icon. Only recently the mail app opens (awakens) without being prompted by me. That is my question I present to the Apple Community.


I realize I could just quit mail, resize the window, or minimize it. For various reasons I chose the method described above, which worked for years. Now, it does not. My question is why?

when i hide mail it will periodically open by itself

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