Apple Mail 2.1.3 (OS X 10.4.11) deleted message keeps reappearing

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Apple Mail 2.1.3 (OS X 10.4.11) deleted message keeps reappearing

I sent a mail that exceeded the maximum size of the recipients mailbox. When the mail-delivery message came back, my system HD was full and the incoming mail could not be stored. After I got my Mac back running, the mail-delivery-error-message keeps reappearing – even after deletion.

When I delete the message in the inbox and in the trash, it reappears as soon as I click on "Inbox". If I open the message and click the "Delete Message" icon, it stays and appears in my trash as often as I clicked it. How can I get rid of that message?

Thanx.

G4 PowerMac-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.4.11), Apple Mail v2.1.3

Posted on Mar 26, 2013 4:21 AM

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Answer 1

Mar 26, 2013 4:44 AM in response to mattkrickel

Try this:

Within Mail make sure the Inbox does not contain anything you want to keep - if necessary move messages to another folder.

Quit from Mail.

Find the problem INBOX.mbox folder in ~/Library/Mail and Trash it.

Restart Mail.

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Mar 26, 2013 5:38 AM in response to Neville Hillyer

Didn't help. The message reappeared in the newly created Inbox...

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Mar 26, 2013 5:53 AM in response to mattkrickel

How many email accounts do you have?

Are they POP or IMAP?

Do you have email stored within Mail which you want to keep?

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Mar 27, 2013 7:41 AM in response to Neville Hillyer

I have 4 email accounts, all are POP.

Yes, I have lots of mails stored that I want to keep.

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Mar 27, 2013 8:25 AM in response to mattkrickel

If you know what you are doing it may be simplest to backup all emails and Mail settings and progressively remove Mail settings and files until you find the problem.

Make sure you do not delete more than you have to from the server.

Perhaps start by checking the server via web access to see that it looks OK at that end and does not have your large file stuck somewhere.

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