Mail automatically opens piles of new Mail windows on my MacBook Pro with Sonoma 14.5 OS. It will open maybe 20 over one hour. This was after loading 14.5 OS. How do I stop it from doing this? I am unable to even close these- it require forcing the mail to quit.
In the Mail File menu, hold the option key and click "close all."
Also, try booting into Safe Mode, then open Mail and look for unsent emails in the Drafts or Outbox folders, delete those and empty the Trash in Mail.
Also, empty the Trash in Mail, sometimes leftover emails in there can cause your issue.
In the Mail File menu, hold the option key and click "close all."
Also, try booting into Safe Mode, then open Mail and look for unsent emails in the Drafts or Outbox folders, delete those and empty the Trash in Mail.
Also, empty the Trash in Mail, sometimes leftover emails in there can cause your issue.
Archatl wrote:
Mail automatically opens piles of new Mail windows on my MacBook Pro with Sonoma 14.5 OS. It will open maybe 20 over one hour. This was after loading 14.5 OS. How do I stop it from doing this? I am unable to even close these- it require forcing the mail to quit.
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Disconnect from the Internet.
With Mail open
Check in one of your folders for an email from some commercial emailer.
Remove the email and empty the Trash ( Bin ) in Mail
Reconnect to the internet
Test of this behaviour persists
I downloaded Malwarebytes and the problem ceased after I ran it. Thank everyone.
Archatl wrote:
That the problem- probably malware- is interacting in someway external to the computer. Need to cut off that interaction in a more convenient way than turning Wi-Fi on and off. How to I get rid of the malware? I have delete emails going back months before the problem started
Malware possibly but not likely unless >>
It would require the user ( you ) to have given Expressed Permission for the payload to Bypass the Builtin Security on macOS
If above has not occurred >> check again for that elusive and problematic email
It can be be located in any Mail Folder not just the Inbox
Archatl wrote:
That did not do the job but is definitely on the right track. It did not happen while disconnected from the internet.
So what does the user conclude from " It did not happen while disconnected from the internet. " ?
That the problem- probably malware- is interacting in someway external to the computer. Need to cut off that interaction in a more convenient way than turning Wi-Fi on and off. How to I get rid of the malware? I have delete emails going back months before the problem started
That did not do the job but is definitely on the right track. It did not happen while disconnected from the internet.
Mail opening blank new mail windows
