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Issues setting up email on MacBook Air

How do I get my email set up on my new MacBook Air. It won't take my password for the email. I have 3 email accounts and was successful in setting up 2 of them.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Aug 31, 2022 11:28 AM

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Posted on Aug 31, 2022 12:39 PM

Apple's guidance: Add an email account to Mail on your Mac - Apple Support


On the one where you can't set up, can you access the website using the credentials you're using locally? If so, you need to go through the process for the beginning after removing the "bad" account. Something in the data is preventing it from working.


If not, there is a problem with the email service itself. Yahoo or whoever.


Maybe a temporary "authentication" type password required by the mail service?


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Aug 31, 2022 12:39 PM in response to SalJane

Apple's guidance: Add an email account to Mail on your Mac - Apple Support


On the one where you can't set up, can you access the website using the credentials you're using locally? If so, you need to go through the process for the beginning after removing the "bad" account. Something in the data is preventing it from working.


If not, there is a problem with the email service itself. Yahoo or whoever.


Maybe a temporary "authentication" type password required by the mail service?


Issues setting up email on MacBook Air

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