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I cannot see my email messages

When I clicl on my mail icon, my email doesn't pop up until I got to the Window tab and click message viewer. Then while in mail, I cannot see the messages within a window. I have a list of emails with their headers, but cannot view the content of the messages themselves. Any ideas as to what is going on?


MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Nov 12, 2022 9:39 AM

1 reply

Nov 12, 2022 9:43 AM in response to kasi1022

kasi1022 wrote:

When I clicl on my mail icon, my email doesn't pop up until I got to the Window tab and click message viewer. Then while in mail, I cannot see the messages within a window. I have a list of emails with their headers, but cannot view the content of the messages themselves. Any ideas as to what is going on?


Mail issues—


Open mail app select Mail>Settings>Privacy disable:

“Protect Mail Activity” /

“Hide IP address” /

“Block all remote content”


compare your results and report back



more info

—Mail Privacy Protection on Mac - Apple Support

Use Mail Privacy Protection on Mac - Apple Support



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