How can I reinstall Mail.app?
I can't back in time with Time Machine as I don't have it.
I can't custom install app from Maverics as it offers reinstall the whole system and that I don't want to.
The problem is that I somehow delete some .plist files and now every smartbox I put on Mail Bookmarks panel keeps disappering every time I quit Mail.app
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
Reinstall the entire system.
I know but is there any other way? I have just finished installing all programs and settings. All I need is to replace all mail settings and .plist files with default ones. Or if you know what makes smart folders dissappear from bookmarks menu in Mail.app and which .plist or V2 file I need to replace - let me know.
No, just do it, and don't mess with system anymore unless you want to do it again.
You might be better off reseting mail, depends where the files were. If you quit mail, then navigate to ~/Library/, delete the mail folder. Open mail back up and it will be back to defaults, like you never set it up. Does not hurt to try this before a reinstall.
Do you mean this folder?
Yes, that is it.
I deleted that Mail Folder, Mail.app aksed me then to re-enter my account but the smart mailboxes are still there in the side menu but keep disappearing every time I quit Mail.app
Perhaps you told about different Mail Folder?
Maybe the problem with com.apple.mail.plist file?
That is the folder, I had to do that for a problem I was having, I don't use smart mailboxes, and have no idea where that information is stored. You can try deleting that folder again and all mail plist files, they all should be recreated when you start it up, just like it does on first run.
I wonder, maybe this is Mavericks system bug that smart folders disappear from toolbar at the top here when you quit and start Mail.app? It is very weird.
Could anyone do the test and drag smartfolder to the top menu bar near sent link menu?
Smart Mailboxes are super cool like labels in Gmail
Just tried, it stays there.
ok. I see that the deleted com.apple.mail.plist didn't appear after I deleted it from the path near. Maybe that is the problem?
Unless apple changed something, by default all these preference files are not existent until you start up the app. I could go through all of these preference files to understand what each one does, but honestly it would be faster to download mavericks again and reinstall, I don't think you will need to wipe everything, just "upgrade" on top of it and it should do what to me is a repair install, unless apple changed that too.
I've read that all other programs will be lost if I install mavericks on top of mavericks. There was that com.apple.mail.plist by default that I overwrote as I read here or somewhere that it would help me have old settings as I wrote before all that story that timemachine didn't give me the chance to import mail settings from mountain lion backup.
I need clean com.apple.mail.plist file again to make sure and test mt theory.
be faster to download mavericks again and reinstall
You don't have to redownload the installer to reinstall Mavericks. Boot into the Recovery volume (boot with the Command + R keys held down) and select the option to reinstall the system.
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and what will be next. Should I have to pick some custom install settings then?
Reinstall Mail App
