Mail Finding Archive Messages

My Mac Mail app on my MacBook Pro is finding mail messages in my Archive Folder, although i dont see this in my sidebar. It appears to have disappeared. Its set up on my local drives and not a folder in the IMAP folder structure

MacBook Pro 15″

Posted on Aug 3, 2023 1:22 PM

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Posted on Aug 4, 2023 11:49 AM

Hi there mumbles2701,


Thank you for posting to Apple Support Communities.


We're happy to help. Try these steps:


  1. Select "Inbox" (in Mailbox List on the left)
  2. Right-click "Get Account Info"
  3. Wait until the size of all of your mailboxes is calculated
  4. Double click on "Archive" mailbox
  5. The Archive now appears in the Mailbox List
  6. Drag it to the Favorite Bar in Mail App


That should allow you to place the mailbox back in place.


If you're still having trouble, what is the email service provider that you're using? The domain/last part of your email address. Please don't share your entire email for privacy's sake.


Thanks.


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Aug 4, 2023 11:49 AM in response to mumbles2701

Hi there mumbles2701,


Thank you for posting to Apple Support Communities.


We're happy to help. Try these steps:


  1. Select "Inbox" (in Mailbox List on the left)
  2. Right-click "Get Account Info"
  3. Wait until the size of all of your mailboxes is calculated
  4. Double click on "Archive" mailbox
  5. The Archive now appears in the Mailbox List
  6. Drag it to the Favorite Bar in Mail App


That should allow you to place the mailbox back in place.


If you're still having trouble, what is the email service provider that you're using? The domain/last part of your email address. Please don't share your entire email for privacy's sake.


Thanks.


Aug 5, 2023 7:37 AM in response to Matthew_J5

This is a local Archive i have previously set up and not the one with my email and on the mail server. I have my own domain email so its not a free one.


When i seartch for emails its finding the archived ones, but i dont see it on my sidebar at all.


Previously i had set it up to be a folder in the sidebar but on my local drive. I think its still reading it when i search but i dont see it or know how to bring it back to the sidebar

Sep 14, 2023 7:58 AM in response to Matthew_J5

i cant see this Archive Mailbox but i can still see emails that are older, not in my InBox and not in this Archive box, so not sure where they sit?


Im sure that i set up offline archive, On My Mac, but i dont see them here either?!?!!


Could they been stored in the Library/Mail folder, system find them, but my Mail doesnt show them as i expect but can still see them?

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