Mail account cannot update because home directory is full. But I can not get into mail without freezing. Is there a back door entry?

mail account cannot update because home directory is full. But I can not get into mail without freezing. Is there a back door entry?

Do you mean that your startup disk is full?

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Mail cannot update because home directory is full

I have read the the solutions to this problem and have tried them all. I have thrown away the preference file, I have re-installed mail w/Pacifist software, I have copied envelope index to desktop. These have all failed, I still get the same message when I try to open Mail. I have also deleted emails from home/library files. When I "command I" my hard drive it tells me I've got 75.11 GB available.
One strange factor, before this started... I had my laptop closed, when I opened it, my screen was real dark and I had to force quit by holding the power button down. Could this be related?
Can anyone help me w/this?! I am, of course, desperate to get to my email!!
PowerBook G4 17" Mac OS X (10.4.6) 2 GB DDR SDRAM

From Mail Help:
"My mailbox is over its quota
If you receive a message from your email provider that your mailbox has grown too large, check your available space and try deleting some messages to make room for new messages. It is common for email accounts to limit how much email can be stored on the server.
The Account Info window, which you open from the Action pop-up menu located below your list of mailboxes, helps you manage your email when you've exceeded your account's storage limits.
Choose Get Info from the Action pop-up menu.
Choose the account you want to manage from the Account pop-up menu.
Click either Quota Limits (for a .Mac or IMAP account) or "Messages on Server" (for
a POP account).
View messages.
For a POP account, select which messages you want to view using the Show Messages pop-up menu. Then click the Size header to view messages in order of size. You can free up space on the server more quickly by deleting the largest messages first.
For .Mac or IMAP accounts, click the Size header to find the largest mail folders on your server. Select a mailbox, then click Show Messages. Click Size in the viewer window, then select messages and press the Delete key to remove the messages.
Most mail providers also let you manage your email accounts from a web browser. To manage your .Mac account, go to webmail.mac.com, sign in, and choose Show All Folders from the Go To pop-up menu. The Email Storage meter shows your total space allotted, and how much you have used.
Try these strategies to free space in your email account:
Delete large messages or messages with attachments (first save any attachments you want to keep). To see if messages have attachments, choose View > Columns > Attachments. To see the size of each message, choose View > Columns > Size. To quickly identify large messages to delete, click the Size column heading to sort the messages by size.
For .Mac or IMAP accounts, make sure your Trash mailbox is empty. Messages you've recently deleted are in the Trash mailbox, but haven't yet been removed from the mail server. Choose Mailbox > Erase Deleted Messages to remove the messages.
For .Mac or IMAP accounts, move some of your messages from the server to mailboxes on your computer. Choose Mailbox > New Mailbox, then choose On My Mac from the Location pop-up menu in the dialog that appears. Name the mailbox. Next, click your Inbox, select the messages you want to put in the new mailbox, and drag them to the new mailbox you created. The messages are copied from the mail server to your hard disk and then deleted from the server.
Once you have downloaded attachments from email messages in your .Mac or IMAP accounts, you have a copy of the attachments on your computer. To make more space available on the server, you can remove the attachments from the server. Select a message with attachments you want to remove and choose Message > Remove Attachments.
For POP accounts, change how long messages are kept on the server after you retrieve them. Choose Mail > Preferences and click Accounts. Select the account, then click the Advanced pane and choose a time interval for removing messages from the server.
For .Mac or IMAP accounts, messages in the Drafts, Trash, Sent, and Junk mailboxes are stored on the server by default. To free server space, delete the messages or move them to mailboxes on your computer. You can also change the preference for these mailboxes so that future messages are not stored on the server; note that any messages in the mailboxes at the time you change the preference will remain on the server until you delete them or move them to your computer. To change the preference, choose Mail > Preferences and click Accounts. Select a .Mac or IMAP account, click Mailbox Behaviors, and change the option for storing messages on the server. To learn if a mailbox is stored on the server or your computer, place your pointer over the mailbox.
Delete messages from your Sent mailbox if you store sent mail on the server.
Use iChat or iDisk, not email, to transfer large files. For information on sending files in a chat, open iChat and choose Help > iChat Help.
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problems sending and receiving email"
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I updated from windows xp to windows 7 and can not get into my itunes account. I get the notice that I am only allowed 5 devices and this isn't a new device just an updated one. How do I get to my itunes?

I updated from windows xp to windows 7 and can not get into my itunes account. I get the notice that I am only allowed 5 devices and this isn't a new device just an updated one. How do I get to my itunes?

Take a look at Apple's document for authorizations -> iTunes Store: About authorization and deauthorization.
You can deauthorize all computers from iTunes. All you have to do is click iTunes Store, click your account name in the upper right corner of iTunes, then deauthorize all.

HT202213 I'm trying to set up "Home sharing" but i can not get into my old computer because of a virus. The old has Vista and an older version of iTunes. The new has Windows 7. Also this is my sons computer however I have made a new user account for me. H

I Have 2 issues;
1. I can't transfer my iTunes library from my old computer which I can't get into due to a virus. I'm trying to transfer my iTunes folder to my sons computer in which I now have a user account. Old is Vista and new is Windows 7. Therefore home sharing is impossible, right? Wrong?
2. I found my purchases from iTunes on my iPhone 4S. I can't seem to download them. There is no button to tap "download". Also, I'm unable to sync to iTunes because my phones default is to sync to my old computer which will not open!

Contact Apple customer support, they can reset your authorizations.
http://www.apple.com/contact

I have 2 apps that say they need to be loaded on itunes or wi-fi because they are to big but I can not get them to delete on my ipad app screen they still say they are loading and I have deleted them on my itunes screen on my pc what do I need to do?

I have downloaded two apps that say they need to be downloaded on itunes on my pc or using wifi. I have deleted them from itunes on my pc but they still show on my apps screen on my ipad and I am unable to delte them on my ipad. what do I need to do to get them off my app screen on my ipad?

Also, and although possibly not related to your problem, I will remind you that the version of Firefox you are using at the moment as been discontinued and is no longer supported. Furthermore, it has known bugs and security problems. I urge you to update to the latest version of Firefox, for maximum stability, performance, security and usability. You can get it for free, as always, at [http://www.getfirefox.com www.getfirefox.com].

I can not send messages because the server is wrong. but I also can not get into the server configurations

Hello there
I can not send e-mails because the server configurations are wrong, but I can not get into the configurations by the normal way

iOS: Unable to send or receive email
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3899
Can’t Send Emails on iPad – Troubleshooting Steps
http://ipadhelp.com/ipad-help/ipad-cant-send-emails-troubleshooting-steps/
iPad Mail
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/mail/
Try a Reset - iPad How-Tos http://ipod.about.com/lr/ipad_how-tos/903396/1/
Or this - Delete the account in Mail and then set it up again.
 Cheers, Tom

I need to get into my old account and get my addresses and then cancel the old account but can not get into it. Had to change my user name when I moved and now I can't get into Firefox. Can't remember the old password. What to do??

I moved during the summer. I changed to highspeedand & when I set my computer up it told me that my email address was already in use so I had to change it(????) I changed from jkady to [email protected] I tried to change it on firefox but it would not except the new name and I could not get into my old account.I need all my addresses and would like to cancel the old account but I can not get into it. This is very frustrating!!!!! I need my addresses!!!!!!!!

I logged in changed the primary E-Mail address to a different one, vertified it then tried to log in it said either to send an E-Mail to veritify again or to do my security questions, so I choose to do the security questions and put in my Birthday like it asked and it said that it was wrong and I had to authenticate it to get in, why is it so hard to just set up a Apple ID really though!
So I tried the E-Mail to and it has not sent me an E-Mail then I tried to log in again and it has locked me out of my account so I try to recover my password and it gave me the same options to get my password back and both options are doing the same as before, it says I don't know my on birth date or it is wrong or needs authenticate it, then the E-Mail doesn't come through!
This is just stupid now.

HT4759 Please I need a help I cannot backup my ipad and can not get into the icloud storage. What would I do to get into my ipad? please I need your help

Please I need a help. I cannot backup my ipad and can not get into the iclous storage to delet them, because its read icloud storage is full. Please do you have a knowledge of how I can get rid of the message and get into the ipad?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
You might try a forced shutdown to begin with, hold down the top and home buttons together until the device shuts down, then restart it.

HT1203 i have tried this 6+ times to "How to share music between different accounts on a single computer" on my wifes mac and can not get it to work!! On my PC no problem but on the MAC it will not work, follow the instructions to the T but no go????

i have tried this 6+ times to "How to share music between different accounts on a single computer" on my wifes mac and can not get it to work!! On my PC no problem but on the MAC it will not work, follow the instructions to the T but no go????

It is almost as if the program does not exist on my computer. If I search for it, the only thing that comes up is the installer. I cannot find it anywhere despite the fact I have installed it numerous times, uninstalled it and conducted a fresh install, and the Adobe website checks says that it is installed.

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Hello, I use MAC AIR OSX 10.6.8 and have Adobe CS2, that I was using 2 years ago on my older computer. I stopped using it because it would close down in the middle of work. Now I would like to reinstall it on the MacAir but I can not get it working. It tells Adobe doesnT support my System. But I can not update my old version or activate it. What can I do?

The mac you want to install photoshop cs2 on is running mac os x 10.6.8 Snow Leopard?
(photoshop cs2 won't run on intel macs with mac os x newer than snow leopard)
Did you ever have cs2 installed on this particular computer before?
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You'll need to use the non activation version of cs2 from here and the supplied serial number:
Activation server shut down for Creative Suite 2, Acrobat 7, and Macromedia products

I have an apple i phone that is disabled because cant remember the password to get into the phone i was told to sign into i tunes to be able to unlock my phone. i have i tunes i get into on my i phone but can not get into it on my computer??

i have an apple i phone that is disabled because cant remember the password to get into the phone i was told to sign into i tunes to be able to unlock my phone. i have i tunes i get into on my i phone but can not get into it on my computer??

Hey grandkids7k,
Thanks for the question. The following resource provides troubleshooting information if you have forgotten your passcode:
iOS: Forgotten passcode or device disabled after entering wrong passcode
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1212
If you have never synced your device with iTunes, or you do not have access to a computer
If you see one of following alerts, you need to erase the device:
"iTunes could not connect to the [device] because it is locked with a passcode. You must enter your passcode on the [device] before it can be used with iTunes."
"You haven't chosen to have [device] trust this computer"
If you have Find My iPhone enabled, you can use Remote Wipe to erase the contents of your device. If you have been using iCloud to back up, you may be able to restore the most recent backup to reset the passcode after the device has been erased.
Alternatively, place the device in recovery mode and restore it to erase the device:
1. Disconnect the USB cable from the device, but leave the other end of the cable connected to your computer's USB port.
2. Turn off the device: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red slider appears, then slide the slider. Wait for the device to shut down.
3. While pressing and holding the Home button, reconnect the USB cable to the device. The device should turn on.
4. Continue holding the Home button until you see the Connect to iTunes screen.
5. iTunes will alert you that it has detected a device in recovery mode. Click OK, and then restore the device.
Thanks,
Matt M.

I have used Airport Time Capsule with my iMac for several years. I recently purchased a MacBook Air and when it tried to backup to Time Capsule it couldn't because Time Capsule is full. How can I now use the 3TB Airport Time Capsule to back up both?

I have used Airport Time Capsule with my iMac for a couple years. I recently purchased a MacBook Air and when it tried to backup to Time Capsule it couldn't because Time Capsule is full. How can I now use the 3TB Airport Time Capsule to back up both the iMac and MacBook Air? I don't mind losing earlier backups. I have excluded some items from backing up, but since the Airport Time Capsule is full, I can't even begin to back up the MacBook Air.

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The operation will only take a few minutes.
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I am on a i mac osx 10.8.4 and can not get into i photo i keep recieving the message "The library could not be opened because the file system of the library's volume is unsupported.

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I have photoshop on my mac book but I can not get it to update thru my creative cloud

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Hi there, I updated to ML about 3 weeks ago I can not get in to my apps to download it again as when it was installing the first time I decided to skip the part where it said do i want to do the iTunes and iCloud thing. any sugentions how to go back and

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Mail account cannot update because home directory is full. But I can not get into mail without freezing. Is there a back door entry?

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