Sent emails showing up in Inbox
Some emails from Sent folder are coming back to my Inbox.
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Some emails from Sent folder are coming back to my Inbox.
It's occurring in my regular mail on my MacBook Air. It just happened again and there is a banner that says "You sent this 3 days ago." On the right of the banner it says "Follow up" and when I click on it, it opens a new email to the person I sent the original note to.
It's occurring in my regular mail on my MacBook Air. It just happened again and there is a banner that says "You sent this 3 days ago." On the right of the banner it says "Follow up" and when I click on it, it opens a new email to the person I sent the original note to.
Hello betsbbop,
Thanks for that info. This is part of a new feature. Seems like sent mail that doesn't get a reply has this new reminder, which you can turn off: Reply to, forward, or follow up on emails in Mail on Mac - Apple Support
"Get reminded to follow up on emails with no response
If you send a message and don’t receive a response in 3 days, the sent email automatically resurfaces to the top of your inbox to help you remember to follow up.
Thanks.
Hey there betsbbop,
To verify, is this occurring with iCloud, Gmail, or some other account? Does it seem to be happening with multiple accounts? If it’s only happening with one, check the email from the account’s website on a web browser and see if the sent mail is returning to the inbox there. This can help isolate the cause of this.
Also, does this occur when you receive a reply? This can be expected if someone has replied to the email as it shows the entire thread of emails. You can read more about this here:
View email conversations in Mail on Mac
Let us know what you find.
Regards.
Hello betsbbop,
In order to provide steps to help with your Mac, we'll need to know more about what's happening and more about the Mac itself. For example, which software version are you using on this Mac? Is it up to date? Are you using the Apple Mail app or a third-party mail app?
If you go to the email provider's website using a browser, do these emails show up in the inbox there? That will tell us if the issue is happening from the provider's side of things or possibly from the Mail app on the Mac.
Hoping to hear how it goes.
Take care.
Thanks for your reply. My software version is Ventura 13.2.1 and I always do updates when they are available. I am using Apple Mail. It doesn't happen often so maybe I shouldn't worry about it.
Sent emails showing up in Inbox