Mail Sending One, but leaves 2 in the Sent folder

Mail is leaving duplicates in my "Sent" folder when I send anything, even though it only sends one email. I've tried to correct the problem by following the procedure posted below, but it didn't solve the problem.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6668989&#6668989
I'm looking for other possible solutions.

The email was sent from my mac.com account and it is not visible also when I access the Sent folder on iCloud.

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The reason it will not be in the sent folder is, it failed to send.
If it failed to send, then you will see the Outbox icon. 'Pending' would be a more descriptive name.
When it eventually sends, the Outbox will not show in the Mail app interface.
Until it is sent it will stay stuck in the Outbox.
If it refuses to send, you can manually delete it in Finder, at the location ~/Library/Mail/Mailboxes/Outbox.mbox
Close Mail first, before you search for that email using the Finder.
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Using Windows: Send to -- Mail recipient, msg is sent OK, but not saved in Sent folder, with err msg about it. Sending from within Thunderbird: msg saved OK.

When using Windows 8.1 context menu: Send to --> Mail recipient, message is sent OK, but not saved in Sent folder, with error massage: There was an error saving the message to Sent. Retry? (selecting Retry doesn't help).
Similar issue happens when I open a ".eml" file and Reply of Forward it.
When composing a new message from within Thunderbird, all is OK, including saving in the Sent folder.
Already tried:
Compacting the Sent folder.
Compacting all folders of the account.
Uninstall Thunderbird and install the latest version (31.6.0).

When using Windows 8.1 context menu: Send to --> Mail recipient, message is sent OK, but not saved in Sent folder, with error massage: There was an error saving the message to Sent. Retry? (selecting Retry doesn't help).
Similar issue happens when I open a ".eml" file and Reply of Forward it.
When composing a new message from within Thunderbird, all is OK, including saving in the Sent folder.
Already tried:
Compacting the Sent folder.
Compacting all folders of the account.
Uninstall Thunderbird and install the latest version (31.6.0).

When sending e-mail, a message says that the sent folder is full,-- even though it is not-- however the mail still gets sent. No problem sending mail to myself

I am running Thunderbird version 33.1 Recently, when sending e-mail, I get an error message indicating that the sent folder is full and that I should empty or compress it to fix the problem-- so I emptied it-- problem remains. Also, there is no record of sending the e-mail in the sent folder, even though the mail has been sent. No such problems occur when I send mail to myself.
Any suggestions ???

If you deleted some of the messages you have done one half of the process. Deleting a message just marks it for deletion and hides it from view. You have to COMPACT the folder to actually delete the messages and free up the space.
I agree that Thunderbird did a poor job naming this process because it is the subject of much misunderstanding.
Read about compacting here.
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_:_Tips_:_Compacting_Folders
I suggest that you also read this article about maintaining your email system to help prevent problems.
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When I send a message it seems to go OK, but Thunderbird then hangs up trying to copy the message to the sent folder. How do I overcome this?

A pop-up window headed "Sending Message - Re: ..." reports status as "Copying Message to Sent folder..."
with a progress bar that is full and green, but it never finishes. If I abort the process and close Thunderbird, when I reopen it the message is not in the Sent folder.

Try repair Sent folder:
*Click with right button mouse on '''Sent''' >> '''Properties''' >> '''Repair Folder'''
Try also compact your folders:
*[http://mzl.la/1hLRD4q Compacting folders]

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Your first theory may be correct.
If you haven't already, change your password on your .mac account. That will stop any further action by the other fellow. Even if you can't tease out the detail of what happened exactly, you can at least fix the problem with the password change.
Also if you left on good terms, contact the new owner of the workMac and ask if s/he used your .mac account.

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When last I was at the istore, they were unable to sort it out and said I needed to book it in.
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Are you saying you are trying to synch iMessages across two iPhones ?
Or do you mean you are trying to get iMessage that were synced to one iPhone to show on another ?
Whilst the first is possible - from the date you add the second iPhone the second is not possible.
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Mails sent on my iPhone isn't shown in the sent folder

Whenever I send an email it does not show up in the sent folder on my iPhone or on my Mac when I sync. Why could this be?
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I think figured it out. The original problem was that Mail.app was not using Gmail's smtp server. In the account preferences in Mail I have checked the box which says: 'Only use this server' under the pop-up list which has Gmail's smtp server selected. But examining the full headers of emails sent via supposedly different smtp servers (via different email addresses with all have that 'Only use this server' checked) and emails sent via Gmail's web interface gave me the strong indication that Mail.app is not using Google's smtp server.
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Even better, after restoring my iPhone (syncing wasn't doing the trick), emails sent from my Gmail account on the iPhone show up in Gmail's sent folder (and Gmail's sent folder also shows up on the iPhone).
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an odd problem: mail says it's sending 2 messages for each message i send. for instance, i type a note to my mom (because i'm a good son) and hit send on the one email... the status bar at the bottom left of the panel says: "sending message: 2 of 2" or "outgoing messages: 2 of 2"...
however, in checking the sent folder, only 1 message sent.
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i'm worried about malware, spyware, etc... would there be such a thing? why is mail acting weird?

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This may sound like a silly question, but I have an IMAP account with over a hundred nested folders. I've tried using rules to sort email that comes in, but honestly? It's more trouble than it's worth. Generally, I leave emails in my Inbox until I've dealt with them, and then I sort them into the appropriate folder.
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BTW, I'm posting this here because I have Tiger at work, where this is more of a problem, though I've got Leopard (and soon Snow Leopard) at home.

Go easy—I've been using Macs since 1984 and have only used Microsoft's bloatware when work obliges me to. (I talked the boss who insisted that we run all of our email and calendars from an Access server into running OS X Server; Entourage went away, and life is much better. Word is still part of my everyday grind because of change tracking, but I have hopes for Pages.) I've used any number of email clients over the years, and Mail is my app of choice for many reasons.
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