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Level 1

9 points

Deleting emails on Mail App won't delete them from the server.

When i delete/trash emails on the Mail application it does nothing to the mailbox on the server.

i.e. If i log into the server manually through the browser it remains in the inbox. And more annoyingly also on all my other devices. Whereas, if i delete on my phone or Ipad, it is deleted everywhere and the folders are a replica of each other.

Can i create this same relationship between my Macbook Pro and the online server?

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9), iPad 4th Gen, iPhone 4S

Posted on Nov 29, 2013 3:20 PM

51 replies

Oct 1, 2014 12:51 PM in response to Tágory

I think this is somewhat related: rather often lately, after I delete a message it stays in the in-box window, though is grayed out. Re-building the mailbox (the in-box) solves it.

OSX 10.9.5

Mail 7.3

iMap mail system

Oct 23, 2014 11:16 AM in response to Tágory

I've had the same problem using both Apple Mail and Microsoft Outlook. The trash is never emptied on the server. Trash ONLY gets emptied if I do it from my iPhone using Apple iOS. It does not do it using Apple Mail OR Outlook on my Mac (which are now running Yosemite). And it's just us customers on the forum. No Apple techs involved, as far as I can see.

HACKINT0SH

Level 5

5,810 points

Feb 10, 2015 11:56 AM in response to suzerella

LOL, we are now in 2015, and the SAME issue exists with one of my hotmail accounts too...

I simply re-setup this up after the Yosemite update just to see if anything changed....

May 13, 2015 9:46 AM in response to Tágory

Quitting and restarting after every deletion isn't feasible, especially given Mail.app's longstanding behavior of not reopening some composition windows.

I have this deletion error talking to a corporate MS Exchange server, Yosemite Mail.app

Hugligan

Level 1

4 points

Oct 12, 2015 12:57 AM in response to Tágory

This helped me, great thanks! Now everytime i turn off the the computer (mail) i know the messages are deleted from the server as well. This is a huge spae saver if you get a lot of junk mail.. 🙂

1Al

Level 1

5 points

Oct 12, 2015 1:22 AM in response to Mr Tomness

For me Mail works perfectly with hotmail account.

Deleting emails on Mail App won't delete them from the server.