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Anthony1013 Author

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lost emails

all active/ read emails were suddenly lost. how's do i retrieve?

MacBook Pro 13″, 10.11

Posted on Dec 18, 2023 1:28 PM

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leroydouglas

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Posted on Dec 19, 2023 1:49 PM

Anthony1013 wrote:

all active/ read emails were suddenly lost. how's do i retrieve?

you can Rebuild mailboxes in Mail on Mac

if no resolve—

For problem accounts the go to way to sort things out is to delete the account(s) from the Mail.app, then add it back.

Remove email accounts in Mail on Mac

Remove email accounts in Mail on Mac - Apple Support

Add email accounts in Mail on Mac - Apple Support

Note—

IMAP accounts stay on the server, so no local loss, when you re-sync

POP accounts download and remove from the server—therefor save your inbox/sent box if you want them

“On My Mac" is just that, local folders you created and moved mail into. So no loss

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