how to reset or reinstall the mail app

My email accounts will go offline after awhile, and need to force quit the mail app or restart to get it quit. it also using lots of cpu and boost the cpu temp high. try many ways and cannot get it fix.

MacBook Pro (2021)

Posted on Mar 24, 2023 8:17 PM

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Posted on Mar 24, 2023 9:21 PM

SJLKEL wrote:

My email accounts will go offline after awhile, and need to force quit the mail app or restart to get it quit. it also using lots of cpu and boost the cpu temp high. try many ways and cannot get it fix.


Many ways how?


The Mail.app is baked into to the macOS—

you can reinstall the macOS on top of your existing macOS: How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support



You can simply try a SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support will sort many anomalies.



For problem accounts deleting the accounts and adding them back in.


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Mar 24, 2023 9:21 PM in response to SJLKEL

SJLKEL wrote:

My email accounts will go offline after awhile, and need to force quit the mail app or restart to get it quit. it also using lots of cpu and boost the cpu temp high. try many ways and cannot get it fix.


Many ways how?


The Mail.app is baked into to the macOS—

you can reinstall the macOS on top of your existing macOS: How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support



You can simply try a SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support will sort many anomalies.



For problem accounts deleting the accounts and adding them back in.


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