Lately Mail 7.3 in OS 10.9.5 has been asking for passwords after starting and retrieving mail even though those passwords are saved. I hit cancel and quit then restart Mail with no further problems. Is this a common problem? What should I do?
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3), 10.8.5
Greetings MRBarrett27,
After reviewing your post, it sounds like Mail is asking for a password you had already saved. I would recommend that you read this article, Keychain Access is used to store account names and passwords for applications.
Keychain Access: If you have a problem with keychains
Choose Keychain Access > Keychain First Aid.
Enter your user name and password.
Select Verify, then click Start.
Any problems found are displayed.
If there are problems, select Repair, then click Start.
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Take care,
Mario
Mario,
This seemed like a probable solution but I ran Keychain First Aid and no problems were found. Also, today I noticed that the password requests came when only Safari was open!!???
Mike
Thank you for using the Apple Support Community. Due to the nature of your issue you may find more information by using another one of Apple's support resources - https://expresslane.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action
Try deleting the passwords from Keychain Access.
Why does Mail sometimes ask for passwords that are saved
