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Mail slow to launch

macOS version 12.4 Mail is very slow to launch, spinning wheel. I have many mailboxes and messages.


Tried rebuilding but that makes no difference. Once launched everything runs fine. I use SpamSieve with Mail. This has been happening since Big Sur.


The ~/Library/Mail has these folders, files:


Bundles

PersisgtenceInfo.plist -- file

SpamSieve

V2

V6

V9


Posted on Jun 23, 2022 12:19 PM

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Posted on Jun 24, 2022 9:10 AM

ozarkcanoer wrote:

macOS version 12.4 Mail is very slow to launch, spinning wheel. I have many mailboxes and messages.

Tried rebuilding but that makes no difference. Once launched everything runs fine. I use SpamSieve with Mail. This has been happening since Big Sur.





Quite Mail.app —relaunch it holding the Shift Key and compare your results.


Mail User Guide for Mac - Apple Support


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Jun 24, 2022 9:10 AM in response to ozarkcanoer

ozarkcanoer wrote:

macOS version 12.4 Mail is very slow to launch, spinning wheel. I have many mailboxes and messages.

Tried rebuilding but that makes no difference. Once launched everything runs fine. I use SpamSieve with Mail. This has been happening since Big Sur.





Quite Mail.app —relaunch it holding the Shift Key and compare your results.


Mail User Guide for Mac - Apple Support


Jun 24, 2022 9:41 AM in response to ozarkcanoer

ozarkcanoer wrote:

It started like a rocket! Why did that make such a difference? I then quit Mail again and launched without hold the Shift key and it still launched like a rocket!

I must know why!


It acts as soft/ or safe launch of the application clearing any cache,

much like a trouble shooting Safe Boot if the macOS has an issue.

Mail slow to launch

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