Ranulph At a guess, I think the "folder" was being preserved against accidental loss. Try "Select All" or Cmd A on the open folder and bin the lot before closing and removing the old folder. Or even rename and reuse it. May not be the answer, but is my guess. Keith =========================================================
Edmund Craske wrote: >Ranulph Glanville wrote: > > >>I use apple mail v 3.5, in Leopard 10.5.6. >> >>I move messages every couple of months into a series of dated folders, >>so I can keep my mailboxes reasonably small. >> >>However, for some time I've found that the messages I move across into >>these folders, and then delete, are not deleted. They remain in the >>mail ox they were in, with a duplicate in the dated folders. >> >>I'd really like to get rid of these duplicates of the messages that >>I've moved. That's the whole point, of course. >> >>Has anyone any idea why the messages I delete are not deleted? (I do >>remember to empty the trash!) >> >>Thanks, Ranulph >> >> > >I guess the main question that you've not answered already is, are you >using POP3 or IMAP (or something else) to get your mail? > >Ed > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. 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/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
