mail with a different subject line. It’s correct on my phone. Any ideas?

So this is bizarre. I hope the photos help it make sense.

On my Mac, some emails are getting transposed. So a message about one thing is in an email with a different subject line. It is correct on my phone.

First photo is the correct phone one. Second two are how they appear on my computer

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Apr 5, 2022 7:44 AM

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Posted on Apr 6, 2022 10:38 AM

Try the “Rebuild” command from the Mailbox menu. There might be a problem with the database that indexes and displays the messages.

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Apr 6, 2022 10:38 AM in response to pjeanne

Try the “Rebuild” command from the Mailbox menu. There might be a problem with the database that indexes and displays the messages.

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mail with a different subject line. It’s correct on my phone. Any ideas?

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