Can't get deleted messages to go to trash in Mac mail
I have deleted 1800 messages from my email, but they don't go to trash. How do I delete them?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6)
I have deleted 1800 messages from my email, but they don't go to trash. How do I delete them?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6)
Do you mean you have them in the Trash folder in Mail?
If so, you need to go to the menu bar, click on Mailbox, then click on "erase deleted items > in all accounts". They will be deleted from there - they do not go to your trash bin in the dock.
Note: if you really have 1800 emails in the trash, I'd suggest you take out a bunch of them and add them back in batches, so you are deleting them in smaller batches; the system might start beachballing by having to delete 1800 messages at once.
Do you mean the Trash within Apple’s Mail application or the operating system’s Trash as shown by the icon in the Dock?
From Mail’s Mailbox menu, select Go To / Trash.
The deleted messages from Mail, go to the Trash that displays in the Mail sidebar. But the Trash can in the sidebar may visually appear empty - just click on the Trash name or the disclosure triangle beside the Trash name and then see if anything shows up in your various mail accounts.
Thank you for responding. When I go to these 1800 messages in the "All Mail" tab in mac mail, I click on all of these messages and then click on trash or even drag them to trash. But when I go to Trash, they are not there, but back in the All Mail section. I have tried to delete a few at a time, but still the same thing happens. They first disappear out of the All Mail and when I go to Trash, they are not there. But then when I go back to All Mail again, they are BACK. (like a bad penny). 🙂 Can't get rid of them. Hope you can help me. 🙂
What version of Mail are you using? Is it 4.5 on release 10.6.7 of Snow Leopard? I just don’t see any folder in Apple’s Mail called All Mail; there is a Get All Mail menu item to retrieve all new mail from your Mail account server(s).
Thank you again, Rick, for your help. I think there were a couple of corrupted messages in there that was causing the group as a whole not to delete. I finally was able to get rid of all of them, tho. 🙂 Hope you have a wonderful day!!
Excellent. If you’re happy, then my day is wonderful!
Well I'm glad to hear you were able to resolve it while I was gone..... 😎
Is this a gmail account?
Can't get deleted messages to go to trash in Mac mail