Archive command not working Apple Mail in Ventura with Exchange

Hi all,


I recently received a new Mac Studio.


I use Apple Mail to access my Microsoft Exchange account. Unfortunately, I'm not able to use the Archive shortcut (control-command-A) to archive messages because it gives the error message The message “Effort reduction” could not be moved to the mailbox “(null)” (see screenshot below).


I can:


  1. Transfer messages that are in my iCloud account to the iCloud Archive successfully with command-control-A.
  2. I can manually transfer messages to the Exchange Archive folder by dragging and dropping.
  3. I can also transfer messages to the Exchange Archive with the shortcut command-control-6 (I've set up the Exchange Archive) as a shortcut.


I've tried:


  1. Rebuilding the Exchange Mailbox.


However, I would really love to use command-control-A. It seems like Mail doesn't know to assign the Exchange Archive to this shortcut, and there is no way to tell it in the new version of Mail.


Is there any advice you might have?


All the best, and many thanks,


-Buz




Mac Studio

Posted on Jan 16, 2023 7:07 AM

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Jan 17, 2023 3:07 PM in response to BuzB

Thanks for posting in the Apple Support Communities Buz,


We see you linked here from If you can’t send or receive email on your Mac .


The following steps provide guidance on archiving messages in Mail. If you're unable to Archive using the following steps, note the portion on modifying your Viewing settings.


On your Mac, do any of the following:
When a Mail notification appears in the top-right corner of your screen, move the pointer over the notification, then click Archive.
If Archive isn’t an option in the notification, set the “Move discarded messages” option to Archive in Viewing settings in Mail.
In the Mail app  on your Mac, select one or more messages, then click the Archive button  in the Mail toolbar (or use the Touch Bar).
If you select an email conversation, any message in the conversation that’s in the current mailbox—for example, the Inbox—is archived; related messages that are in other mailboxes aren’t archived.

Archive emails in Mail on Mac


We hope this helps!


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