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Unable to save emails in sidebar folder

I no longer able to save emails in my inbox folder to another folder in the sidebar.

MacBook Pro (2020 and later)

Posted on Feb 4, 2022 9:48 AM

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Posted on Feb 5, 2022 8:20 AM

casey225 wrote:

I no longer able to save emails in my inbox folder to another folder in the sidebar.



old issue, new issue, what changed?


Did you try quitting mail and relaunching?


did you try rebooting?



Mail User Guide for Mac - Apple Support


Rebuild mailboxes in Mail on Mac - Apple Support



Problem accounts—remove the account and add it back in to resolve anomalies...


Remove email accounts in Mail on Mac

https://support.apple.com/en-lamr/guide/mail/mlhl9eb9408c/15.0/mac/12.0


Add email accounts in Mail on Mac - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-lamr/guide/mail/mail35803/mac


Note—

• IMAP accounts stay on the server, so no local loss, when you re-sync

• POP accounts download and remove from the server—therefor save your inbox/sent box if you want them

• "On My Mac" is just that, local folders you created and moved mail into. So no loss


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Feb 5, 2022 8:20 AM in response to casey225

casey225 wrote:

I no longer able to save emails in my inbox folder to another folder in the sidebar.



old issue, new issue, what changed?


Did you try quitting mail and relaunching?


did you try rebooting?



Mail User Guide for Mac - Apple Support


Rebuild mailboxes in Mail on Mac - Apple Support



Problem accounts—remove the account and add it back in to resolve anomalies...


Remove email accounts in Mail on Mac

https://support.apple.com/en-lamr/guide/mail/mlhl9eb9408c/15.0/mac/12.0


Add email accounts in Mail on Mac - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-lamr/guide/mail/mail35803/mac


Note—

• IMAP accounts stay on the server, so no local loss, when you re-sync

• POP accounts download and remove from the server—therefor save your inbox/sent box if you want them

• "On My Mac" is just that, local folders you created and moved mail into. So no loss


Unable to save emails in sidebar folder

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