Lost delete button on mail

lost delete button function on mail

Close out of the mail app, double tap the home button and completely close out of the app.
Then do a reset, hold down the home/sleep button together until you see the apple logo and then release, then wait for the phone to boot back up.

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Where is delete button on mail notifications in Mavericks?

I've upgraded my late 2008 Macbook to Mavericks. I was excited to be able to delete emails directly from the pop up notifications. Instead the notifications are worse. Before I could open the email or close the notification. Now the two choices are close or replay so I can't even just go to read them.
Where is the delete button that I see in everyone's screenshots of the mail notifications? Does it only work with icloud mail?

http://www.apple.com/osx/whats-new/features.html#notifications
Even on this page it says...
Mail notifications
Notifications from Mail include a reply and delete button so you can act on them without leaving the app you are in.

No delete button for mail

I have just updated the firmware to OS4.1 and the delete button has totally disappeared from Mail. Theres a new Edit feature at inbox level which you can pick up multiple emails as in messages but still no ability to delete the emails.......anyone else got this?

I have the same problem with my gmail account.
With 4.02 I was able to delete a message either with the button or swiping on the message, after upgrading to 4.1 the action is "archive" rather than delete.
edit:
Thanks to a guy on this forum I found the solution on another thread.
You have to go to the gmail account settings and turn "Archive messages" OFF then is possible to delete messages
Message was edited by: gualtiero.f

How can I get a "Confirm delete button inside mail"?

So that I don't accidently hit wrong button and delete a message or more?

So that I don't accidently hit wrong button and delete a message or more?
I don't think you can (provide Apple with your suggestion)
However if you do make a mistake for most set ups you will find the deleted message in the trash and can simply drag it back to the mail box yo want it in
Larry Nebel

How to set the "delete" button in Mail to actually delete instead if Archive Google Mail messages...

I know these kinds of questions are asked a lot, but I just wanted to ask my specific question for a nice specific answer.
I understand Gmail's thoughts on archiving and labels, but it makes gmail a beast to work with on mail clients. I FINALLY have everything set up perfectly on my Mac's Mail app so that everything syncs and I get no duplicate messages.
The only issue I have is that when I highlight emails and press the "trash" icon in the toolbar (and hit the delete key I assume) the message(s) is/are archived in the All Mail folder instead of going into the "Trash" folder. The only way I can truly delete messages is to drag and drop them into the Gmail/Trash folder in the side bar, which can get tedious.
Is there anyway to set the "delete" icon and delete key to actually send messages to the trash instead if archiving without causing syncing issues, or do I just need to stick with the drag and drop method?
Thank you.
Respectfully,
JAC151

Take a look here: http://jeffschuette.com/2012/03/07/setting-up-apple-mail-to-rock-and-roll-with-g mail/
Jeff explains why it happens and how to deal with it.

Erase button on mail.

I accidentally erased the delete button on Mail.
I retrieved the button, but now I cannot erase e-mails even when I click "eliminate".
Would you please help?
Best regards to all,

Connect the external drive to another mac ( a friend maybe?) and re-format it using that.
I'm not 100% clear on what you're trying to achieve here, but it sounds like your MacBook HDD is corrupted. Make sure you've tried repairing the HDD using disk utility in the recovery partition. This will tell you if the disk is usable. It may repair it and return your system to normal operation.
If your HDD is corrupted or damaged you may have trouble backing it up to the external drive anyway.
Personally I would remove the HDD, replace it with a new one and re-install OS X onto it. While you're out getting a new HDD, pick up a SATA to USB drive caddy that will allow you to connect the old HDD to your new restored Mac via USB. If it's readable then you should be able to copy data off it.
Your ability to re-install to a new hard drive will tell you if the problem was with the old HDD or with the Macbook itself.
If the old HDD is not readable you may have lost your data, or you may need to go to a professional data recovery service. This is why backups are essential. I would recommend using your external drive for backups with Time Machine.

Delete button in main Mail window doesn't seem to work with update to 10.5.

Hi, I just upgraded to OSX 10.5.8 and now the delete button in the main mail window does not seem to be working. The other buttons work, and if you hit the delete key that works. The delete button at the top of a message window also seems to continue to work. This is strange behavior. I will try to reboot again to see if that helps.

I am seeing the same issue. Very annoying. Tried resetting the toolbar too - did not work. Any help Apple?

Mac OS 10.6.8. In address book I have tried to delete some groups (created when I created an account in mail which I then subsequently deleted). However in address book edit the delete button is greyed out.

I cannot delete groups in address book because the delete button is greyed out. I have deleted the original mail accounts which created the address book. I could just leave the groups there but the problem it creates is that address book tries to connect to the relevant server every time I open mail, then I get various error messages because it cannot connect. Thanks for any assistance.

I found this link for a similar problem someone had with a Lotus Notes account. I used it to resolve my issue with a different email account (basically followed the same steps, and then looked for the particular account I needed to delete)... hope it helps!
http://aumja24-usa.blogspot.com/2010/10/iphone-removing-lotus-notes-traveler.htm l

Missing "Delete" button in header of Mail

I seem not to have a "Delete" button on my Mail header anymore and can't figure out how to get it back. Does anyone know where it went and how to get it back?

Thanks, Mulder, that was quite easy. You just have to know where to look and I was looking in all the wrong places

Why did my delete button stop working suddenly in mail?

I updated my Mail toolbar's icons this morning and now suddenly delete button won't work in Mail.

Is the Message preview in the preview column highlighted/selected?
Restart the computer.

Can't delete mail by delete key, or by clicking 'delete' button of the mail.

Thunderbird version: 24.5.0
When I press delete key, or click 'delete' button, nothing happens. I must click right mouse button on the mail, select 'move to -> local directory -> trash' to delete it.

I followed the instrution to delete the trash and trash.msf files, then restart Thunderbird, but I still cannot delete mails by clicking nor pushing delete button.

Really simple Mac Mail question about the Delete button

When at a message, the Edit menu shows Command+Delete as being the proper keystroke for deleting a message.
Just pressing Delete also removes it from the Inbox.
What is different between that and Command+Delete?
Thanks,
doug

Hi,
I don't have a very good answer to you other than the fact that the Macbook does not have a proper DELETE-button. You delete by pressing cmd/backspace.
If you want to delete something through Finder you have to press cmd/backspace. In orher programs, like Mail, you can delete by pressing only backspace. In iPhoto you can delete pictures by presing backspace and conform with return.
The reason for these different solutins are not known to me...
Nils

HT201436 voice mail management is really bad with the newer version of software for my iPhone5 my old version deleted VMs instantly but now my phone freezes up and at times the delete button does not work until i set the phone aside for up to a minute.

I am having a hard time deleting unwanted voice messages with my new phone and software as compare to my iphone4 which was as easy as clicking on the delete button. VMs would delete instantly. with my iPhone 5 7.0.4 software ver the first one or two delete immediately then the phone freezes up for several seconds making the process frustrating. I am wondering if either I am doing something wrong or if there is a fix out there. its a giant step backwards for Apple.

I am having a hard time deleting unwanted voice messages with my new phone and software as compare to my iphone4 which was as easy as clicking on the delete button. VMs would delete instantly. with my iPhone 5 7.0.4 software ver the first one or two delete immediately then the phone freezes up for several seconds making the process frustrating. I am wondering if either I am doing something wrong or if there is a fix out there. its a giant step backwards for Apple.

I've deleted all of mail, including trash and sent folders, but my mail usage stays high at around 1.4 gb. What am I missing?

I've deleted all of mail, including trash and sent folders, but my mail usage stays high at around 1.4 gb. What am I missing?

It is possible it just hasn' updated yet.
Try resetting:
Hold the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons and don’t let go until the screen goes dark and the Apple logo appears (no data will be lost)

Is there a way to delete more than one email at a time in the inbox. Also, how do I delete all the mail in the "delete" subfolder?

I did found an answer for deleting inbox emails using the "shift" key but it is a slow process, as I have 8k emails. I find that they all go into the "delete" folder of which I have to go through the same process as stated above to permanently delete them. The "trash" folder I can right click on it and select "empty trash" and it is all gone. This feature is not available for the "delete" folder. Has anyone found an easy way to empty the "delete" folder?

ctrl+a will select all emails currently shown. In delete folder just select mails using ctrl+a and delete them using delete button on your keyboard, or from context menu.

Lost delete button on mail

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