everytime i open Mail...it will show all my existing mail as new...so constantly everyday i open mail i get more than 1000 notifications of new mail but they're just my existing old emails...This is only happening with my Hotmail accounts...i've tried updating the hotmail servers...rebuilding the accounts but nohing helped... PLEASE HELP!
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
from the contextual menu. An Info dialog should open.
Hello Linc Davis! Thanks for helping!
So it shows that i have Read & Write privilege for Sharing & Permissions under my user name...staff is read only and everyone is also read only.
In the General section the box Locked is not checked.
The Modified date is Yesterday 11:58PM
Quit Mail.
Back up all data. That means you know you can restore the Mail database, no matter what happens.
Triple-click the text on the line below to select it:
~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/Envelope Index
Copy (command-C) the selected text to the Clipboard. In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder
from the menu bar. Paste (command-V) into the box that opens, then press return.
A Finder window will open with a file selected. Move the selected file to the Desktop, leaving the window open. Relaunch Mail. It should prompt you to re-import your messages. You may get a warning that the index is corrupt and that Mail has to quit. Click OK.
Test. If Mail now works as expected, you can delete the file you moved to the Desktop. If you get a warning that the file is in use when you try to empty the Trash, log out and log back in.
Hello!
Ive been following this steps since Im having the same issue but after I move the selected file to the desktop nothing happens. Ive been able to set my other accounts but the hotmail one is giving me some trouble.
PLEASE HELP!
Hello Alekei05
My friend actually helped me fix this issue no problem. He just deleted the mail accounts from the Mail App and readded them. The key is to let all the old emails load up without interruption. He says that it's because they weren't completely loaded into the mail app so everytime you open Mail it thinks all your old mail is "new" because it wasn't properly loaded. Give it a try...it worked for me!
Do the messages show as unread in the web interface to Hotmail?
Yes, anywhere else i access my hotmail accounts it's fine...just my macbook will randomly reload all the old emails and show them as new mail
Mail App keeps showing old mail as new
