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I suddenly have thousands of old emails in my inbox in my Mac mail (both Mac and Iphone). Why has this happened? And how do I get back to how it was before that?

I suddenly have thousands of old emails in my inbox in my Mac mail (both Mac and Iphone). Why has this happened? And how do I get back to how it was before that?

MacBook Air (2020 or later)

Posted on Jul 28, 2021 2:39 AM

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Jul 29, 2021 7:10 AM in response to mettew

Hello mettew,

It sounds like you're experiencing some issues with email on your devices. We will be happy to assist you.

To begin, let's restart your devices to see if that helps:

Log out, sleep, wake, restart, or shut down your Mac

Restart your iPhone

If that doesn't help, try rebuilding your accounts as this thread recommends: Mail APP showing old email (wrong email)

Rebuild mailboxes in Mail on Mac

We hope this helps.

Cheers!

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