Re: Mail problem
On Jan 12, 2012, at 5:27 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote: PM G4 933 OS 10.4.11. Mail 3.6. Something new and weird just started. When I open Mail, I now get two copies of all my Gmail mail. If I delete one, the other just disappears and sends me to the oldest mail in the list. So If I delete the mail to slowly, I end up deleting mail that I want to save because it bounces to the bottom of the Email list (which I have sorted by date). I hope I described this properly. Is it a problem with iCloud, Gmail (IMAP), or Mail? Any idea's? Thanks in advance. Select Rebuild from the mailbox menu. Likely it's a munged local index file for that mail folder. This happens fairly regularly with the old style mail setup in 10.4 ...your mail 'folder' is one giant file of concatenated email messages. It's not iCloud, you can test if it's Gmail by logging into the gmail web client, and seeing if the mail duplication occurs there. But I'll lay great odds that rebuilding your inbox will fix it. This is a relatively common issue with IMAP accounts. -- Bruce Johnson Wherever you go, there you are B. Banzai, PhD -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Mail problem
Thanks a million. I'll give it a try tonight. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 14, 2012, at 7:02 PM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Jan 12, 2012, at 5:27 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote: PM G4 933 OS 10.4.11. Mail 3.6. Something new and weird just started. When I open Mail, I now get two copies of all my Gmail mail. If I delete one, the other just disappears and sends me to the oldest mail in the list. So If I delete the mail to slowly, I end up deleting mail that I want to save because it bounces to the bottom of the Email list (which I have sorted by date). I hope I described this properly. Is it a problem with iCloud, Gmail (IMAP), or Mail? Any idea's? Thanks in advance. Select Rebuild from the mailbox menu. Likely it's a munged local index file for that mail folder. This happens fairly regularly with the old style mail setup in 10.4 ...your mail 'folder' is one giant file of concatenated email messages. It's not iCloud, you can test if it's Gmail by logging into the gmail web client, and seeing if the mail duplication occurs there. But I'll lay great odds that rebuilding your inbox will fix it. This is a relatively common issue with IMAP accounts. -- Bruce Johnson Wherever you go, there you are B. Banzai, PhD -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Mail problem
On Apr 1, 2010, at 1:31 PM, Charles Davis wrote: System Dual 1.25, MDD OSX.4.11 Mail refuses to open. Claims the 'Home' directory is too full. No room to index mail. I have deleted/ moved files in the 'user' 'account' directory (now less than 16 entries) Tried Re-Booting, Safe Boot, still no joy. HELP Presently using a 'backup' laptop. Silly quesion, you emptied trash, there really IS enough room on the Mac? This POP or IMAP mail? If it's IMAP, just delete the account and re- add it. If pop, move the mail-containing folders aside, drop account, re-add account and import old mail. (Reason 3,456 why I LOVE LOVE LOVE IMAP mail accounts.) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list To unsubscribe, reply using remove me as the subject.
Re: Mail problem
O.K.It's POP Next problem - renamed Users/chuck/Library/Mail/Mailboxes -- U../c../L../M../ MailboxesX and U../c../L../POP-cad.. --- U../c../L../POPX-cad.. Which should have taken care of that part of the problem. Then comes the rub --- Still can't open Mail [Necessary to do the account changing.] Chuck On Apr 1, 2010, at 4:55 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Apr 1, 2010, at 1:31 PM, Charles Davis wrote: System Dual 1.25, MDD OSX.4.11 Mail refuses to open. Claims the 'Home' directory is too full. No room to index mail. I have deleted/ moved files in the 'user' 'account' directory (now less than 16 entries) Tried Re-Booting, Safe Boot, still no joy. HELP Presently using a 'backup' laptop. Silly quesion, you emptied trash, there really IS enough room on the Mac? This POP or IMAP mail? If it's IMAP, just delete the account and re- add it. If pop, move the mail-containing folders aside, drop account, re-add account and import old mail. (Reason 3,456 why I LOVE LOVE LOVE IMAP mail accounts.) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Mail problem
O.K.It's POP Next problem - renamed Users/chuck/Library/Mail/Mailboxes -- U../c../L../M../ MailboxesX and U../c../L../POP-cad.. --- U../c../L../POPX-cad.. Which should have taken care of that part of the problem. ***NEW*** Then moved the folders and contents to a different HD [not just a different partition.] Emptied Trash, Re-Start, still No Joy. ***END NEW*** Then comes the rub --- Still can't open Mail [Necessary to do the account changing.] Chuck On Apr 1, 2010, at 4:55 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Apr 1, 2010, at 1:31 PM, Charles Davis wrote: System Dual 1.25, MDD OSX.4.11 Mail refuses to open. Claims the 'Home' directory is too full. No room to index mail. I have deleted/ moved files in the 'user' 'account' directory (now less than 16 entries) Tried Re-Booting, Safe Boot, still no joy. HELP Presently using a 'backup' laptop. Silly quesion, you emptied trash, there really IS enough room on the Mac? This POP or IMAP mail? If it's IMAP, just delete the account and re- add it. If pop, move the mail-containing folders aside, drop account, re-add account and import old mail. (Reason 3,456 why I LOVE LOVE LOVE IMAP mail accounts.) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list To unsubscribe, reply using remove me as the subject.
Re: Mail problem
On Apr 1, 2010, at 3:45 PM, Charles Davis wrote: Still can't open Mail [Necessary to do the account changing.] Ok, you've saved your email, delete your mail prefs. That'll force Mail to go through the new account creation. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list To unsubscribe, reply using remove me as the subject.
Re: Mail problem ---- Now working
O.K.It's POP Next problem - renamed Users/chuck/Library/Mail/Mailboxes -- U../c../L../M../ MailboxesX and U../c../L../POP-cad.. --- U../c../L../POPX-cad.. Which should have taken care of that part of the problem. ***NEW*** Then moved the folders and contents to a different HD [not just a different partition.] Emptied Trash, Re-Start, still No Joy. ***END NEW*** Then comes the rub --- Still can't open Mail [Necessary to do the account changing.] Chuck The solution Brute force,and a larger hammer ! I.E. I started moving things FROM the 'Home' directory till it finally let 'mail' start. NOW all I need to do is to remember where all the stuff goes back to. ;-( Chuck On Apr 1, 2010, at 4:55 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Apr 1, 2010, at 1:31 PM, Charles Davis wrote: System Dual 1.25, MDD OSX.4.11 Mail refuses to open. Claims the 'Home' directory is too full. No room to index mail. I have deleted/ moved files in the 'user' 'account' directory (now less than 16 entries) Tried Re-Booting, Safe Boot, still no joy. HELP Presently using a 'backup' laptop. Silly quesion, you emptied trash, there really IS enough room on the Mac? This POP or IMAP mail? If it's IMAP, just delete the account and re- add it. If pop, move the mail-containing folders aside, drop account, re-add account and import old mail. (Reason 3,456 why I LOVE LOVE LOVE IMAP mail accounts.) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list To unsubscribe, reply using remove me as the subject.
