Comments on: Apple Mail Inbox Has 4 Billion Messages http://technologynovice.com/apple-mail-inbox-has-4-billion-messages/ Apple Mac Computers for the Rest of Us Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:54:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: novice http://technologynovice.com/apple-mail-inbox-has-4-billion-messages/comment-page-1/#comment-349 novice Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:46:28 +0000 http://technologynovice.com/?p=52#comment-349 I think I might have figured it out - if you go into the Mailbox drop down menu and select "erase deleted messages" either in all accounts or in the particular account that has the gazillion messages - the count becomes accurate. Somehow I think it has something to do with how mailbox behaviors are set up in account preferences which causes a ton of deleted messages to not actually be deleted. There is not much guidance out there as to how mailbox behaviors should actually be configured for different email services. I finally through in the towel and primarily use the gmail web interface instead of apple mail. I do have one account set up with apple mail so that I can easily send mail to the people in my address book. But I am frustrated to no end. Apple should be easier than this! I think I might have figured it out – if you go into the Mailbox drop down menu and select “erase deleted messages” either in all accounts or in the particular account that has the gazillion messages – the count becomes accurate.

Somehow I think it has something to do with how mailbox behaviors are set up in account preferences which causes a ton of deleted messages to not actually be deleted.

There is not much guidance out there as to how mailbox behaviors should actually be configured for different email services. I finally through in the towel and primarily use the gmail web interface instead of apple mail. I do have one account set up with apple mail so that I can easily send mail to the people in my address book. But I am frustrated to no end. Apple should be easier than this!

]]> By: John Schumacher http://technologynovice.com/apple-mail-inbox-has-4-billion-messages/comment-page-1/#comment-342 John Schumacher Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:29:38 +0000 http://technologynovice.com/?p=52#comment-342 My Mail app is doing the same thing. Rebuilding the mac mail box temporarily solves the problem, but the 4 billion + count will eventually return. My Mail app is doing the same thing. Rebuilding the mac mail box temporarily solves the problem, but the 4 billion + count will eventually return.

]]> By: Null http://technologynovice.com/apple-mail-inbox-has-4-billion-messages/comment-page-1/#comment-338 Null Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:49:26 +0000 http://technologynovice.com/?p=52#comment-338 I have the exact same problem, and the number of messages is similar: 4,294,959,373. I have the exact same problem, and the number of messages is similar: 4,294,959,373.

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