Aha.... I just hit the delete button. Obviously not the way to do it. I'll pursue the other instructions as well. Thanks Ray
On 01/10/2011, at 12:31 PM, Ray Forma wrote: > Bill, > > Have you emptied Mail's Trash with the Mailbox>Erase Deleted Items menu item? > > Also, make sure you have done the following: > > 1 Click once on the offending mailbox to highlight it. > 2 Use the Mailbox>Rebuild menu item to rebuild that mailbox. > 3 Do the same with all other mailboxes > > Then check if the offending items are persisting. > > If they persist then delete one or two, empty Mail's Trash and see if you now > have better luck. > > If that fails then: > > 1 in the bottom right-hand corner of the mailboxes window use the gearwheel > to choose Get Account Info > 2 Choose the offending account > 3 Choose the offending emails, if they are still with your mail provider. > 4 Click on the Delete From Server button. > 5 Keep fingers crossed. > > On 01/10/2011, at 11:10 AM, Bill Parker wrote: > >> I spent a long time yesterday deleting old emails and then checking the >> Trash and clearing close to 1000 emails. I start up ( from OFF) this am >> only to find a selection ( not all) emails right back where they were when I >> started. >> >> Is there some way of re-freshing Mac Mail or even re-installing it, or isn't >> that necessary? >> >> Bill > > Regards, > > Ray Forma > Mob +61 (0) 428 596938 > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
