Import old mail stalls Yosemite

Updated to Yosemite and upon first opening mail it downloads old mail. This operation stalls out at around 186000 out of 201000 emails. It stalls at the same point even when I've cancelled and started again. What to do?

Hello Vilas Magar,
Thanks for your quick response and sorry for the delay in my response.
His suggestion was quite useful, thank you.
Best regards,
Cristina

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I deleted the settings for the old account by mistake - I just thought I wouldn't need it anymore after having set up the new one - and suddenly the inbox was empty. A not so nice surprise
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You’re welcome.
Well, not knowing what the problem really is, and since it apparently started to happen after you changed some settings, I’d try setting up Mail again from scratch and import your mail back afterwards.
Verify/repair the startup disk (not just permissions), as described here:
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After having fixed all the filesystem issues, if any, and making sure that there’s enough space available on the startup disk, try this:
1. If you have a .Mac account and .Mac synchronization of Mail data is enabled either in Mail > Preferences > General or in System Preferences > .Mac, disable it before proceeding.
2. Quit Mail if it’s running.
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4. In the Finder, go to ~/Library/Preferences/. Locate com.apple.mail.plist and move it to the Desktop.
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Note: For those not familiarized with the ~/ notation, it refers to the user’s home folder. You can easily locate any of the folders referred to in this post by copying the folder path here, doing Go > Go to Folder in the Finder, and pasting the folder path there.

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