mail stuck on Saving Drafts. iMac Mojave

how to stop and remove mail drafts from accumulating and clogging my email

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Dec 11, 2021 11:26 AM

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BDAqua

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Dec 11, 2021 1:54 PM in response to 259000

Mail>Preferences>Accounts>Your Account>Mailbox Behaviors, what path is Drafts Mailbox set to?

Setting it to an On My Mac Drafts box generally cures it if you don't need Drafts sent to other devices.

Try setting to an On My Mac Box.

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