Every time I open Mail it fails to respond, the windows stay blank and I get the beach ball and can only close it by force closing. Any ideas?

Every time I open Mail on my Macbook Pro, which is only a couple of weeks old, it fails to open, the windows stay blank and I get the beach ball. The only way I can get it to close is to force it using the command alt esc buttons. Any ideas?

Hi Elijahcross,
If you are having issues with iTunes freezing shortly after opening, you may find the troubleshooting in the following article helpful:
iTunes for Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8: Fix unexpected quits or launch issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1717
Regards,
- Brenden

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