Why is my Mail app not working on Macbook Air?

MacBook Air M1 2020, 8GB

Updated to Sonoma 14.6.1

Now Mail app doesn't work. Crash immediately after launch.

Any suggestion?


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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.6

Posted on Aug 26, 2024 7:09 AM

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Posted on Aug 26, 2024 7:19 AM

With Mail 100 % Closed


How many times has the computer been restarted sine the Sonoma 14.6.1 was installed


Sometimes restarting 2 - 3 times is suggested


Still not relief ?


Hold the SHIFT Key and then attempt to launch Mail in Safe Launch mode


Still not relief ?


Restart in Safe Mode. This will perform a Disk Repair, clear cache files and only load Apple Software, extensions and fonts.


The boot up will be slow and can take some time - Normal.


Safe Mode will also eliminate Third Party Software, extensions and drivers from loading.


It will only load the Minimum amount of Core Apple Processes to allow the the computer to function at a reduced Level of Performance 


Does the issue present in this mode ?



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Aug 26, 2024 7:19 AM in response to AndreaPodda

With Mail 100 % Closed


How many times has the computer been restarted sine the Sonoma 14.6.1 was installed


Sometimes restarting 2 - 3 times is suggested


Still not relief ?


Hold the SHIFT Key and then attempt to launch Mail in Safe Launch mode


Still not relief ?


Restart in Safe Mode. This will perform a Disk Repair, clear cache files and only load Apple Software, extensions and fonts.


The boot up will be slow and can take some time - Normal.


Safe Mode will also eliminate Third Party Software, extensions and drivers from loading.


It will only load the Minimum amount of Core Apple Processes to allow the the computer to function at a reduced Level of Performance 


Does the issue present in this mode ?



Aug 28, 2024 1:20 AM in response to AndreaPodda

There could be something in the main User Account playing up.


To further isolate this - Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac.


Then log out of the Main User account and log into the dummy account and test again if the issue persists.


If the issue is present in the dummy account - then, this appears to be a System Wide issue on the computer.


Download the Application Etrecheck  ( External Link ) directly from the Developer.


The Application is Not a " Silver Bullet "  and is  only a tool to examine the Hardware / Software used on this computer 


This is a Diagnostic Tool that makes no changes to the computer Hardware / Software used on this computer 


The application is free or paid from added features. 


The Report will Not Reveal Any Personal Information. 


Post back the Full Report - copy and paste - >>>> using the Additional Text Icon ( 3rd Icon to last ) <<<<

Aug 28, 2024 4:37 AM in response to AndreaPodda

Thank you.


That narrows down where the issue is >> Your Main User Account <<


Incase this was missed earlier and that can happen


Here it is again


Download the Application Etrecheck  ( External Link ) directly from the Developer.


The Application is Not a " Silver Bullet "  and is  only a tool to examine the Hardware / Software used on this computer 


This is a Diagnostic Tool that makes no changes to the computer Hardware / Software used on this computer 


The application is free or paid from added features. 


The Report will Not Reveal Any Personal Information. 


Post back the Full Report - copy and paste - >>>> using the Additional Text Icon ( 3rd Icon to last ) <<<<

Aug 26, 2024 7:54 AM in response to Owl-53

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Translated Report (Full Report Below)

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Process: Mail [1089]

Path: /System/Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail

Identifier: com.apple.mail

Version: 16.0 (3776.700.51)

Build Info: Mail_App-3776700051000000~5

Code Type: ARM-64 (Native)

Parent Process: launchd [1]

User ID: 501


Date/Time: 2024-08-26 16:49:40.9441 +0200

OS Version: macOS 14.6.1 (23G93)

Report Version: 12

Anonymous UUID: F62F916C-53F2-47E2-6BF0-CAFA5A0BC278


See report attached

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