Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
Yup, is it back the dreaded spinning beach ball is back in Apple Mail (10.8.2). I am writing this _itch note while I wait for the dreaded spinning beach ball to stop.
It is now making Apple Mail unuseable AGAIN!
10.8.2 has also cause a few other issues. Apple needs to slow down and test these updates before we update.
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion
I've been cursed with this problem for a while, but I finally found a solution:
In ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail/Data/Library/Preferences there is a com.apple.mail.plist file, when I opened that in the Xcode Plist editor, I had something under Root->Locations->Item 0 (could be any of the Items really)->Identities that had 88000+ entries in it. I deleted its parent (the one with 88000+ entries), saved it, and re-opened Mail (it shouldn't be open when you edit the plist).
My spinning beachball problems which have been plaguing me for years have disappeared. Hurray!
Dreaded Beach Ball Back in Apple Mail 10.8.2
