Opinions interspersed below; On Aug 3, 2009, at 10:14 PM, Stanton Mitrany wrote:
> > 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?) Could be!!! The number ~36000 may not be the trip point. It could be related to how much space is available on the HD. Since you have 'backup' available, you might try the 'mailbox rebuild' [Can't find it now --- but I HAV seen it.] > 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? You should be O.K. JMHO Chuck D. > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
