Q: continualy getting mass emails even though they are deleted. Everytime a new email comes in I get 400 old ones..delete them, new o ... more
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Jan 7, 2015 4:16 PMby a brody,Your Mac doesn't run Classic or Mac OS 9. Best to post in the forum that closest resembles the e-mail client. If it is the postage stamp e-mail program that comes with Mac OS X, pick the Mac OS X version here, after going to Apple menu -> About This Mac to find your Mac OS X version:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2463
Generally if you mix gmail, AOL, with or IMAP and POP3 it is possible you have a mix of e-mails sitting on the internet and on your computer, and the Inbox will combine both if you click the wrong one in Mac OS X Mail. Be sure to know what accounts you have selected by selecting the mail program's preferences.
IMAP normally is server only, where POP is normally local to your machine. Other e-mail programs have other designations usually described in your mail program's preferences. When you delete you have to make sure the server copy is removed of any e-mails you really don't want, or get all e-mail locally and immediately delete off server. You should backup your data even more regularly if you keep e-mail locally on your computer. See my FAQ on backing up:
