Hi folks, While momentarily attending something on Safari, the Dock's Mail icon bouncing attracted my attention. I clicked on it and was informed that (or something like this) "directory is broken. To fix it, you need to quit Mail."
I obeyed, and then re-launched Mail. I was confronted with what appeared to be an Apple set-up application, which asked me to begin what looked to be a multi-step process to locate, if I remember correctly, something like my Mail database. Since this suggested to me that I was in over my head, I quit the setup box and Mail, and have made an appointment to see a Genius at an Apple Store. Fortunately, I had done a backup with Time Machine only this morning. But this is scary. I've never before in 22 years as a Macintosh user encountered anything like this. Could this issue be caused by a fairly large number of items in my Inbox (about 36,000?) Usually I pare it down dramatically when it gets up to about 40,000. Since having so many Inbox items hasn't caused problems in the past, I don't know whether this might be related to the issue I'm experiencing now or not. I've done all the Software Updates that Apple has called for, most recently within this last week. Have you any suggestions, other than to keep my appointment at the Genius Bar? Does it sound as if my mail database is irretrievable? Thanks, stanton Philadelphia --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
