Why has Apple Mail decided on its own to mirror my All Inbox box?

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Why has Apple Mail decided on its own to mirror my All Inbox box?

I have never ever in the long history of using the Mac Os used a VIP mailbox. Mail has been a real NON INTUITIVE pain since installing Big Sur - But now it is operating on its own... Mirroring the All Inboxes bin. I clicked the arrow next to VIP and nothing is revealed!! I'm not excited about deleting the eMails in VIP bin, because it will probably delete my ALL Inboxes bin as well. Anyone?

Funny: Big Sur shortens to BS!! Just sayin' and this from a self avowed Apple "fan boy."

Mac Pro, OS X 10.11

Posted on Dec 6, 2020 11:28 AM

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Barney-15E

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Dec 6, 2020 11:42 AM in response to waltnetto

What does "mirror my All Inbox" mean?

I have never ever in the long history of using the Mac Os used a VIP mailbox… I clicked the arrow next to VIP and nothing is revealed!!

If you've never marked anyone as a VIP, then there won't be anything under VIP. If you mark someone as a VIP, each person will be selectable inside VIP.

In Big Sur, you can customize what is in the top of the mailbox list. The Favorites are the things you want to see at the top of the Mailbox list and is fairly customizable. There is a + button that appears next to Favorites in the header. Clicking on it will allow you to add items to the Favorites.

Mail has been a real NON INTUITIVE pain since installing Big Sur

Except for the ability to customize what appears at the top of the Mailbox list, I haven't noticed much difference in Mail.

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Barney-15E

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Dec 7, 2020 7:22 PM in response to waltnetto

From another post, the VIP mailbox will mirror the Inbox if you don't have any VIPs. Add a VIP and it will just show VIPs.

No idea why that does that, nor how to fix it.

Not sure about the other stuff.

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Barney-15E

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Dec 8, 2020 3:35 PM in response to waltnetto

Any thoughts about getting rid of it?

Unless you could ctrl-click on it and "Remove from Favorites," I don't have any other ideas.

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waltnetto Author

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Dec 7, 2020 10:14 AM in response to Barney-15E

Hi Barney-15Em-

I am using one IMAP and one POP. I'm wondering if I should try a total reinstall of BS. Geez that is a lot of work. I also noticed this a.m. Time Machine will not allow a single file backUp to be restored if it is from the same day (and of course it hasn't been made yet on the day before. For instance - if I delete two eMails and want them back - TM locks up when I ask it to restore those two eMails. I'm mystified at this behavior as well. Thanks for the help.

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waltnetto Author

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Dec 8, 2020 11:47 AM in response to Barney-15E

You did it Barney-15E. Somehow seems obvious, but I would not have thought of it. Thank you. If you are up to it, in the favorites list I have a grayed out "Drafts" bin. I can't select it. I can't make it drop down when tapping on the ">." It just sits there bothering me. Any thoughts about getting rid of it?

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Old Toad

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Dec 6, 2020 11:48 AM in response to waltnetto

It's easy to get rid of it:

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waltnetto Author

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Dec 6, 2020 3:51 PM in response to Old Toad

LOL - I did this VIP delete two days ago and all the eMails in my All Inboxes disappeared never to be found again.

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waltnetto Author

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Dec 6, 2020 3:49 PM in response to Barney-15E

Hi Barney-15E

Mirror means it has exactly the same eMails in VIP as the All inboxes.

Removing the VIP files removes the eMail in the ALL Inboxes-forever!

I am aware of all the supposed customizations that can be made.

Trash changes are not predictable. For instance "throwing an email into the trashcan (the icon) means it is GONE. In previous OS's you could get it out of the trash if you mistakenly threw it away. Moving (instead of deleting puts the eMail in the All Inboxes,but only if you choose which IN Boxes the mail is sent to - ridiculous and how many extra steps does Apple think we need to make? AND the icons are so small and not editable to make larger.

OK - I am ranting - sorry. Just very frustrated. I have lost a few work order eMails since upgrading to BS.

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Barney-15E

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Dec 6, 2020 4:56 PM in response to waltnetto

I can't replicate any of the problems you are seeing. For me, Mail works as it did before, except I don't have to have all of the unified mailboxes.

Messages I delete go into each of the individual account Trash mailboxes.

All of my accounts are IMAP, so if you are using POP, that may be why I don't see the same thing.

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