mail does not delete

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mail does not delete

I cannot get rid of my emails permanently. Sometimes they go away, but when I reopen Mail, they are back again. There are thousands of these. Suggestions would be very welcome.

MacBook Pro (2020 and later)

Posted on May 7, 2021 3:13 PM

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Axel Foley

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May 7, 2021 9:30 PM in response to fitchjo

Is this email service accessible from the web? If YES then you can clear out folders on the Web account and see whether that clears up matters for the Mail app on your MacBook Pro.

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fitchjo Author

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May 10, 2021 10:00 AM in response to Axel Foley

I have one account that is accessible via webmail and I have cleared out those folders, but the mail in the Mail app stills remains unable to be deleted. But thank you anyway.

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Axel Foley

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May 10, 2021 4:32 PM in response to fitchjo

Can you delete that email account and then add it back again?

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fitchjo Author

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May 10, 2021 6:24 PM in response to Axel Foley

I have tried that but will do so again and see what happens. Perhaps I should delete the Mail app and re-install. That is a bit scary though. thank you

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