Apple MAIL has several things not working correctly

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Apple MAIL has several things not working correctly

There are a number of things not working properly. Please reply if you know the answer to any one of them.

1) On opening Mail I get 2-5 blank emails opened for no reason

2) I cannot use a password in my Hover account whether automatically configured or manually done. So am unable to use their outgoing server at all.

3) The icon of a waste basket at the top of emails will not delete an email.

4) ‘All sent’ has disappeared from the sidebar and I don’t know how to put it back.

5) Column widths are not remembered so I must continually reset them.

Is there something I can do to reset Mail or some of its parts ??

iMac 21.5″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Aug 24, 2022 8:50 AM

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Aug 25, 2022 11:16 AM in response to Graham Giles

Hello Graham Giles,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you need some help with Mac Mail. We certainly understand why you'd reach out and we are happy to help!

Let's tackle these issues in order:

For #1:

Select your Inbox.
Click Mail->Mailbox->Rebuild.
The view will appear to go blank.
This forces Apple Mail to reindex and recache the entire folder. Depending on the size of your mailbox this may take anywhere from a minute or two up to a few hours.

For #2: Try this article and make sure the information is correct - Mail server settings for email clients

For #3 For being unable to delete a message, try this thread: Mail - can't delete messages! - Apple Community

For #4, the All Sent folder, go to the area marked Favorites on the sidebar, click on it, and select the '+' icon, from there, select 'All Sent'.

Finally, For the column width issue, have a look at this thread, as there is a solution that solved this issue: Column widthon Mail for OSX Big Sur - Apple Community

Cheers!

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