How to restore my 2 mail acc. after incorrectly moving back .plist file ?

This morning my Mail was quitting 5 sec. every time time I opened it. I moved com.apple.mail.plist file to trash, started Mail. I got a message that one of my mail boxes(don't remember which one..) will be renamed.
I guess I made a mistake by opening Mail and not Mail.app ?
Closed Mail and moved back .plist file into Library/Pref.
Here I made another mistake by dragging incorrectly, it was placed into some other program. I deleted the other program, and moved the .plist into Library/Prefer.
As the result, my both Mail accounts are gone, and instead I have now MobileMe in my Inbox.
How to restore my accounts now please ???
Thanks!!!

I have both POP accounts in Library/Mail. What should I do to have both POP in the Mail ?
To drag both to desktop and then to Mail? how and exactly where ?
or to create these two POP again in Mail and then drag both POP folders there ?

Similar Messages

  • How do I make drag sources disappear after being moved to the correct drop target in Captivate 7

    How do I make drag sources disappear after being moved to the correct drop target in Captivate 7

    Thank you so much. I could have searched a very long time and not found that. It is counter-intuitive to me that I would set the behavior for the drag source on the properties for the drop target.

  • Hi friends i am update my iphone 4 i have back up file but how show to itunes enter the password to unlock iphone back up file plz help me i forget my iphone back passoword

    hi friends i am update my iphone 4 i have back up file but how show to itunes enter the password to unlock iphone back up file plz help me i forget my iphone back passoword

    Then you won't be able to use that backup. You might as well delete it and start over.

  • How to restore AND REPLACE mail folders (don't want duplicates etc)?

    Bad OS X 10.5.7 upgrade has made my machine real slow doing many things.
    So I want to revert to my superduper backup: the only new data since the OS upgrade is my email (and my Aperture data, but I can just restore from my vault for that).
    If I use Mailbox->Archive Mailbox... function in Mail,
    and then restore my old image, how do I get my mail up to date with the info in the archive without getting duplicate messages or other problems?
    In other words, after reverting to my old image, if I execute File->Import Mailboxes... to get my newest email data, what will happen? E.G. restore folder "FAMILY", but I already have a folder "FAMILY" with mostly the same content (just a few new messages in the archive). Will I be left with two copies of most messages?
    ALSO: Does the Archive function keep the folder hierarchy in tact even for the inbox - where the subfolders are different accounts?
    Regards, Strathglass.

    strathglass wrote:
    Bad OS X 10.5.7 upgrade has made my machine real slow doing many things.
    So I want to revert to my superduper backup: the only new data since the OS upgrade is my email (and my Aperture data, but I can just restore from my vault for that).
    If I use Mailbox->Archive Mailbox... function in Mail,
    and then restore my old image, how do I get my mail up to date with the info in the archive without getting duplicate messages or other problems?
    In other words, after reverting to my old image, if I execute File->Import Mailboxes...
    this will import the archive into a new local mailbox in "on my mac section". it will be quite separate from your inbox. you can then copy what you need from that local mailbox back to the inbox and delete the local mailbox.
    to simplify matters you can make a new local mailbox now, move recent messages there and archive only that.
    to get my newest email data, what will happen? E.G. restore folder "FAMILY", but I already have a folder "FAMILY" with mostly the same content (just a few new messages in the archive). Will I be left with two copies of most messages?
    ALSO: Does the Archive function keep the folder hierarchy in tact even for the inbox - where the subfolders are different accounts?
    archive function only archives one mailbox at a time a so you can't talk about any folder hierarchies here.
    Regards, Strathglass.
    Message was edited by: V.K.
    Message was edited by: V.K.

  • How to restore Emails to Mail from Time Machine?

    Does anyone know how I restore my Mail contents?
    I have restored my User to a Mac mini from Time Machine.
    But my Mail contents were not restored.
    I have not been able to find any intructions to restore my Mail contents.

    Quit Mail. Force quit if necessary.
    Back up all data. That means you know you can restore the Mail database, no matter what happens.
    Triple-click the text on the line below to select it:
    ~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData/Envelope Index
    Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C). In the Finder, select
    Go ▹ Go to Folder
    from the menu bar. Paste into the box that opens (command-V), then press return.
    A Finder window will open with a file selected. Move the selected file to the Desktop, leaving the window open. Other files in the folder may have names that begin with "Envelope Index". Move those files, if any, to the Trash.
    Log out and log back in. Relaunch Mail. It should prompt you to re-import your messages. You may get a warning that the index is corrupt and that Mail has to quit. Click OK.
    Test. If Mail now works as expected, you can delete the file you moved to the Desktop. Otherwise, post your results.

  • How to restore Snow Leopard Mail with Time Machine?

    Is there a place that shows how to restore e-mail? Maybe to get an old e-mail and then to come back to the present - or to merge yesterday's e-mail and today's?

    That's exactly what I am saying. You do it just as I described in my first message.
    I am assuming you have Time Machine in your Dock or in the Menu Bar (or both). With Mail as the active application -- It says "Mail" in the Menu Bar next to the Apple menu -- and a Mail message list visible as the front window, click Time Machine. You should get message lists going back in time. Step back in time until you find whatever it was you want to recover.

  • How to restore the link between on screen library item and audio file?

    Do you have a BORKEN LINKS problem?
    I'd like to share a useful discovery.
    I have read a number of posts both here and other forums concerning 'broken links' problem after moving iTunes music folder to an external drive.
    ie. In the iTunes window you see a long list of playlists on the left (blue tinted) column and song names and details in the other columns but when you try to play a song a message tells you the link is broken and ! appears to the left of song name.
    Broken links can easily be restored if you use SMART PLAYLISTS.
    Note: I'm not sure about manually created playlists, so take care.
    How to repair the broken links:
    Step one:
    Make a back up copy of 2 important files,
    the current iTunes library and iTunes Music Library.xml files
    place copies somewhere away from the iTunes folder.
    Preparation:
    first go to iTunes Preferences and in the advanced settings page, uncheck the two boxes, Keep iTunes Music folder organsied : and Copy files to files to iTunes Music Folder when adding to library.
    Method A. only some links broken.
    Within iTunes highlight each of your playlists in turn**, highlight all the songs listed and hit the delete key on the keypad. Don't worry all the category info will not be lost, keep the playlist window open so you can monitor the link repair progress.
    In the FILE menu, click on 'add to library', and select the artist folder containing the songs you just deleted. Click on the choose button, and soon all the songs will appear once more in the song list window complete with all associated info that you have previously added like genre, comments, grouping.
    Method B. all links broken.
    If your entire song list has broken links like mine did (ie when you try to play the song a ! appears to the left of song name, restoring the entire list is easy, having made the settings mentioned above, click on 'add to library' then select the iTunes Music folder itself, in a short time all the songs will appear on screen as before you deleted them with links restored.
    NOTE
    **For this reason it is a good idea to create a smart playlist corresponding to every Artist folder that appears in Finder, this greatly facilitates any future repairs of broken links in batches. In fact there is an advantage in making all the playlists of the 'Smart' type and taking the time to fill in fields like Genre, Comments, and Grouping as this information allows the application to place every song into at least one category which can be named when setting up the smart playlist.
    CE
    Message was edited by: Colin Edwards

    Replying to my own post here
    Apologies, this question should have been placed in Apple Mac users section.
    If you are a windows user please ignore unless you use iTunes also on a Mac :o)

  • HT201272 i had to restore my cpu  i wanted to use the backed up files .... how can i do this ?

    hello
    i had to restore my computer .  i need help reinstalling my backed up files for new ituns player .. 

    You failed to transfer the purchases before updating?
    If so,
    Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

  • 10.5.8 update Mail has no viewer window OR plist file

    Well, this is unexpected ... We're getting the dreaded no-viewer-window problem that Mail was having with earlier versions of Leopard. But now we're getting it just after the new point-8 update.
    What's worse, it appears the plist file was NEVER installed. HOw is that even possible? I just went back thru a year of backups on Time Machine and no com.apple.mail.plist anywhere! And not in the Library/Preferences folder, that's for sure.
    So:
    1. What if I don't have com.apple.mail.plist and launching Mail doesn't create one?
    2. How do I get the Mail back?

    Greetings,
    Mail never installs a plist file; they are created at launch time if one doesn't already exist. Without a plist file, Mail cannot run. They are located in Home/Library/Preferences, not in /Library/Preferences.
    If you cannot find it, try this first:
    Use Disk Utility (in /Applications/Utilities) to Repair Permissions. Then, download and install Cocktail. Launch the application, select Pilot from the menu, then Tasks, and run the utilities there. Restart your Mac and test Mail again.
    If that's no help, proceed to to downloading and running the 10.5.8 Combo Update again. Then restart your Mac and try it again.
    Post back with results.

  • Previously, after I moved an attached file to another folder, there still remain a link so that I can click and open the file; but now there is no more link.

    Previously, when I got an email with an attached file, I can take out the file to different folders as I desire and then a filelink would take the place of the file in the email. In this way, when I opened email again, I can click the filelink and open the attached file in the folder to which I had moved.
    Now, I find that there is no more such filelink after I take out the file. The attached file cannot be opened within the email now. Is the program changed or I miss anything?

    did you install an add-on that did that? or are you thinking of another mail program like Eudora?

  • Mail.app crashes on opening - no plist file to delete

    This started happening a couple of days ago. Every time I open the mail app, it freezes (spinning beachball) and then crashes. Attached below is the most recent crash report. I apparently don't have the plist file that everyone says to delete.
    So what are my options? I've looked at other threads, and they're not quite helpful for me.
    Chapps
    Truncated version of the crash log (not sure you want the whole thing, since it's huge):
    Process: Mail [442]
    Path: /Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail
    Identifier: com.apple.mail
    Version: 4.2 (1077)
    Build Info: Mail-10770000~4
    Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
    Parent Process: launchd [115]
    Date/Time: 2010-02-17 20:32:38.247 -0800
    OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6.2 (10C540)
    Report Version: 6
    Interval Since Last Report: 1540351 sec
    Crashes Since Last Report: 11
    Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 418964 sec
    Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 9
    Anonymous UUID: 8884D48A-EFA0-4945-8670-DABE56730CE4
    Exception Type: EXCBADACCESS (SIGBUS)
    Exception Codes: KERNPROTECTIONFAILURE at 0x000000010fc83fb8
    Crashed Thread: 13 Dispatch queue: com.apple.root.default-priority
    Application Specific Information:
    -[POPAccount saveCache]
    -[MailApp _tellSyncServicesToRegisterAndSync]
    -[POPAccount fetchSynchronouslyIsAuto:]
    -[MessageRouter routeQueuedMessages]

    Ugh. Well, got far enough to import my old mailboxes and set up my accounts when the app crashed. I got rid of the plist file once again, Mail started up with no problem ... then crashed.
    Here's the most recent crash log header:
    Process: Mail [818]
    Path: /Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail
    Identifier: com.apple.mail
    Version: 4.2 (1077)
    Build Info: Mail-10770000~4
    Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
    Parent Process: launchd [115]
    Date/Time: 2010-02-17 21:32:40.620 -0800
    OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6.2 (10C540)
    Report Version: 6
    Interval Since Last Report: 1543874 sec
    Crashes Since Last Report: 15
    Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 421070 sec
    Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 12
    Anonymous UUID: 8884D48A-EFA0-4945-8670-DABE56730CE4
    Exception Type: EXCBADINSTRUCTION (SIGILL)
    Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000001, 0x0000000000000000
    Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
    Application Specific Information:
    -[AccountSetupValidator _validate]
    objc[818]: alt handlers in objc runtime are buggy!

  • User profile corrupt-ish after mass deletion of ".plist" files

    Here's my problem:
    I had two sequential hard locks due to World of Warcraft on my Macbook Pro. After the second reboot, certain applications in the iLife suite (notably iCal and Safari) and certain 3rd party applications (such as Newsfire) would crash a few seconds after opening with an "application crashed unexpectedly" error. Note that these applications seem to respond and work fine for 3-5 seconds after launching, then crash inexplicably.
    Being a mac noob and misreading technical help, I proceeded to delete all of the .plist files from my user>library>preferences folder. The only thing this succeeded in doing is reducing my profile back to its "factory" state, loosing all system settings and preferences. Oops.
    I have verified/repaired my disk and permissions through Disk Utility and used Cocktail to clear my caches to no avail.
    Now, I would just trash this user profile for another but I have no decent way to backup my iLife content and would like to avoid having to trudge down that path if at all possible.
    I've browsed these forums for a solution, but so far fruitlessly. I'm working on a dissertation for school and desperately need a stable system to work on, so any help you guys could provide would be immensely valuable. Thanks!

    The solution was to rename my Library folder to "Library.old" -- not optimal, but it fixed the problem.

  • How do I restore my archived mail folders after downloading Yosemite

    After downloading Yosemite, all my archived mail folders have disappeared - can someone please help me, I really need to get this information back?

    Do you have a backup?
    Go to Finder and select your user/home folder. With that Finder window as the front window, either select Finder/View/Show View options or go command - J.  When the View options opens, check ’Show Library Folder’. That should make your user library folder visible in your user/home folder.  Select Library. Then Mail/V2/Mailboxes

  • How to restore an Apple Mail draft file from a time machine backup

    How do I restore a single Apple Mail draft file from a time machine backup?

    Never mind. Just figured it out. I restored the single file, but after that I'm receiving dozens of old notifications of new Mail. Not sure why.

  • How can i restore my ipod 4 8g after accidentally reset all the files?

    How can i restore the Apllications for my ipod touch 4 8g? I accidentally reset all files and documents and cannot open again. Once i turned on the unit it only displays the apple logo. please help me.

    - Reset the iPod
    Reset iPod touch:  Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
    least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
    - Then connect to your computer and try to restore from backup via iTunes
    - If you can turn the iPod off, then plae the iPod in recovery mode and then restore. For recovery mode see:
    iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to update or restore
    - If you can't turn it off, then let the battery fully drain. After charging for an hour try the rest and restore again.
    Note athat all the apps have to be in your iTunes library in order for the apps data to be restored

Maybe you are looking for