Since the update to High Sierra, a Preference I set in Mail keeps changing itself.
I prefer the Classic Layout which is chosen from Mail > Preferences > Viewing and this takes effect correctly when I set the Preference, but it keeps dropping out every third or fourth launch so Mail reverts to the modern layout. Anybody else seeing this?
iMac (27-inch, Late 2012), macOS Sierra (10.12.6)
I see the "revert Mail.app viewing settings" revert to defaults here too (Classic view, font sizes etc.). Super annoying. I'm using two Macs and syncing pretty much everything there is to sync through iCloud. Is everyone else here doing that too? Could it be a bad sync problem? No sign of 10.13.2 update here, how strange (MBP 2013).
Yes, I use Classic Layout and have a similar problem. My mail sorting (View -> Sort By) preferences are not saving and get reset even when switching to another mailbox.
I have reported this as a bug to Apple. Let's hope this gets fixed in the next update.
It would help if everyone who sees this problem reports it to Apple. To do so, please go here:
Other than suggesting a reinstall of the OS or trying it in another user account, send Apple feedback. This has happened with other apps besides Mail and may be an OS problem.
Hello, this seems similar to a problem I am having in Mail toolbar keeps resetting itself
I reported it to Apple too. I have to admit that I believe my issue is something wrong on my end because I cannot find very many other people who also are having this kind of problem.
Happens to me every few days or so. Annoying.
I have the same problem on my Mac Mini 2014, very irritating!
Something I have found for my case, every so often when sending
a reply to an email, it flips out of classic mode.
Just for info: this issue in not fixed in 10.13.1
When you encounter the unintentional pref change, what if you immediately quit Mail app and restart it, rather than resetting its pref ? In my environment, it restores my original setting.
Just another "me too!" comment here. I did also send feedback to Apple. Hopefully this will be fixed in 10.13.2.
Mail Preference keeps changing since High Sierra Update
