Setting up a mail smart folder to contain junk mail

I am trying to setup a smart folder to contain the mail from the various junk mail folders across multiple email accounts. However, this smart folder is empty.


For the moment, I have the smart folder setup to contain just a single junk mail folder from a single account.


The single criteria is "Message is in mailbox" and I have selected the "Junk" mail folder with the special junk icon from an mail account.


But, the smart folder does not show any messages which are in that Junk folder.


Is there any way to have this work?


My goal is to be able to see all of the Junk mail across multiple account in a single smart folder so I can easily select all and delete them. I currently have to visit each junk mail folder individually to view or delete the messages in them just in case something was marked as spam incorrectly.

Posted on Dec 30, 2022 6:44 AM

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Posted on Dec 30, 2022 7:26 AM

Eric Gorr wrote:

I am trying to setup a smart folder to contain the mail from the various junk mail folders across multiple email accounts. However, this smart folder is empty.

For the moment, I have the smart folder setup to contain just a single junk mail folder from a single account.

The single criteria is "Message is in mailbox" and I have selected the "Junk" mail folder with the special junk icon from an mail account.

But, the smart folder does not show any messages which are in that Junk folder.

Is there any way to have this work?

My goal is to be able to see all of the Junk mail across multiple account in a single smart folder so I can easily select all and delete them. I currently have to visit each junk mail folder individually to view or delete the messages in them just in case something was marked as spam incorrectly.


What about "All Junk"...?






Mail User Guide for Mac - Apple Support


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Dec 30, 2022 7:26 AM in response to Eric Gorr

Eric Gorr wrote:

I am trying to setup a smart folder to contain the mail from the various junk mail folders across multiple email accounts. However, this smart folder is empty.

For the moment, I have the smart folder setup to contain just a single junk mail folder from a single account.

The single criteria is "Message is in mailbox" and I have selected the "Junk" mail folder with the special junk icon from an mail account.

But, the smart folder does not show any messages which are in that Junk folder.

Is there any way to have this work?

My goal is to be able to see all of the Junk mail across multiple account in a single smart folder so I can easily select all and delete them. I currently have to visit each junk mail folder individually to view or delete the messages in them just in case something was marked as spam incorrectly.


What about "All Junk"...?






Mail User Guide for Mac - Apple Support


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