Lost mail. Useless Backup

Hi everybody. I hope my english is good enough to make my point with this
Yesterday I found out that all my mail in the Inbox was gone. I don´t know how. However I had I backup and I use it to restore my lost mail. But when I opened Mail the next time, it syncked my computer mail withe the "lost" mail from the .mac server.
How am I supposed to get my lost mail back if it syncs the empty inbox from my .mac account??
I tried to usu the sync panel from the .mac preference panel, but i got the same result...
Any suggestion?

Hola Pablo!
How did you setup your .Mac account? Unless you chose POP as the account type, your mail isn't really stored locally, but on the server instead, so your backup might have no real content.
That said, if your settings in Preferences > Advanced for "Keep copies of messages for offline viewing" were "All messages and their attachments", Mail would have saved local copies of your mail on the server, and chances are that we might be able to salvage it. Try this:
1. Quit Mail.
2. Restore your mail data from the backup.
3. Shut down your Internet connection to prevent Mail from synchronizing with the server.
4. Launch Mail and see whether your mail is available while offline. If it is, create one or more custom mailbox folders (be sure to choose On My Mac as their location, not the .Mac server), and move all your mail from the .Mac mailboxes into the On My Mac mailboxes.
Sijmons: Although I often request crash reports to properly identify problems, they become available only as a result of a true crash (i.e. Mail quits unexpectedly). AFAIK, freezes and force quitting do not generate such reports -- and that makes them harder to troubleshoot.

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SQL*Plus: Release 10.1.0.2.0 - Production on Fri Feb 8 10:35:24 2008
Copyright (c) 1982, 2004, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.1.0.2.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options
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2 /
NAME
ORCL
SQL> create tablespace my_tablespace datafile 'C:\oracle\product\10.1.0\oradata\orcl\my_datafile.dbf' size 500M
2 /
Tablespace created.
SQL> set linesize 1000
SQL> select * from v$tablespace
2 /
       TS# NAME                           INC BIG FLA
         0 SYSTEM                         YES NO YES
         1 UNDOTBS1                       YES NO YES
         2 SYSAUX                         YES NO YES
         4 USERS                          YES NO YES
         3 TEMP                           YES NO YES
         6 EXAMPLE                        YES NO YES
         9 MY_TABLESPACE                  YES NO YES
7 rows selected.
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2 /
User altered.
SQL> conn scott/tiger@orcl
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SQL> create table my_table as select * from all_objects
2 /
Table created.
SQL> desc my_table
Name
OWNER
OBJECT_NAME
SUBOBJECT_NAME
OBJECT_ID
DATA_OBJECT_ID
OBJECT_TYPE
CREATED
LAST_DDL_TIME
TIMESTAMP
STATUS
TEMPORARY
GENERATED
SECONDARY
SQL> conn sys/sys@orcl as sysdba
Connected.
SQL> shutdown immediate
Database closed.
Database dismounted.
ORACLE instance shut down.
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\>cd C:\oracle\product\10.1.0\oradata\orcl
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Directory of C:\oracle\product\10.1.0\oradata\orcl
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02/08/2008 10:41 AM       524,296,192 MY_DATAFILE.DBF
02/08/2008 10:41 AM       283,123,712 SYSAUX01.DBF
02/08/2008 10:41 AM       482,353,152 SYSTEM01.DBF
02/07/2008 11:43 PM       104,865,792 TEMP01.DBF
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02/08/2008 10:41 AM        56,369,152 USERS01.DBF
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               0 Dir(s) 63,114,174,464 bytes free
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Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is F49D-FF2B
Directory of C:\oracle\product\10.1.0\oradata\orcl
02/08/2008 10:41 AM       157,294,592 EXAMPLE01.DBF
02/08/2008 10:41 AM       283,123,712 SYSAUX01.DBF
02/08/2008 10:41 AM       482,353,152 SYSTEM01.DBF
02/07/2008 11:43 PM       104,865,792 TEMP01.DBF
02/08/2008 10:41 AM        31,465,472 UNDOTBS01.DBF
02/08/2008 10:41 AM        56,369,152 USERS01.DBF
               6 File(s) 1,115,471,872 bytes
               0 Dir(s) 63,638,204,416 bytes free
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SQL> startup
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 171966464 bytes
Fixed Size                   787988 bytes
Variable Size             145488364 bytes
Database Buffers           25165824 bytes
Redo Buffers                 524288 bytes
Database mounted.
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2 /
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         6 ONLINE ONLINE FILE NOT FOUND                                                             0
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2 as 'C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.1.0\ORADATA\ORCL\MY_DATAFILE01.DBF'
3 /
Database altered.
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Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is F49D-FF2B
Directory of C:\oracle\product\10.1.0\oradata\orcl
02/08/2008 10:53 AM       524,296,192 MY_DATAFILE01.DBF
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C:\oracle\product\10.1.0\oradata\orcl>
SQL> recover tablespace my_tablespace
Media recovery complete.
SQL> alter database open
2 /
Database altered.
SQL> conn scott/tiger@orcl
Connected.
SQL> desc my_table
Name                                      Null?    Type
OWNER                                              VARCHAR2(30)
OBJECT_NAME                                        VARCHAR2(30)
SUBOBJECT_NAME                                     VARCHAR2(30)
OBJECT_ID                                          NUMBER
DATA_OBJECT_ID                                     NUMBER
OBJECT_TYPE                                        VARCHAR2(19)
CREATED                                            DATE
LAST_DDL_TIME                                      DATE
TIMESTAMP                                          VARCHAR2(19)
STATUS                                             VARCHAR2(7)
TEMPORARY                                          VARCHAR2(1)
GENERATED                                          VARCHAR2(1)
SECONDARY                                          VARCHAR2(1)
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I lost all my backups today. I have MacPro with data totalling about 900GB plus a laptop with 170GB on it backing up to a 1.5TB drive. There was about 2 months of backups so I had about 200 GB free on the TM drive. There is no issue with the laptop backup. All references from now are to the MacPro. I was using iMovie yesterday and converted a largish movie for speed adjustment. I noticed my available space on TM had dropped to about 100GB but didn't worry about it as I suspected there were some temp files or something from iMovie that were responsible and I would track them down later. Today I tried to convert a similar size movie and left it running while I was gone. When I came back TM said backup failed and TM widget said this......
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Deleted backup /Volumes/Time Machine/Backups.backupdb/Pony’s Mac Pro/2009-08-20-005628: 69.19 GB now available
Deleted backup /Volumes/Time Machine/Backups.backupdb/Pony’s Mac Pro/2009-08-21-005514: 69.43 GB now available
Deleted backup /Volumes/Time Machine/Backups.backupdb/Pony’s Mac Pro/2009-08-22-002552: 69.46 GB now available
Deleted backup /Volumes/Time Machine/Backups.backupdb/Pony’s Mac Pro/2009-08-23-002555: 71.08 GB now available
Deleted backup /Volumes/Time Machine/Backups.backupdb/Pony’s Mac Pro/2009-08-24-001415: 71.61 GB now available
Deleted backup /Volumes/Time Machine/Backups.backupdb/Pony’s Mac Pro/2009-08-25-001418: 74.50 GB now available
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Deleted backup /Volumes/Time Machine/Backups.backupdb/Pony’s Mac Pro/2009-08-27-000651: 89.29 GB now available
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Backup failed with error: Not enough available disk space on the target volume.
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Now I only have the current backup and 1 earlier. I deleted from iMovie the offending movies and moved them to another unbacked up disc. I also removed all backups relating to the movies in TM.
TM now says I only have 76GB available and will not backup.
Get info on the TM disc says 76GB available. Get info on the Backups.backupdb folder says its size is 2.21TB!!!!!
Any suggestions? I guess I've lost all my older backups but is the current backup salvageable (and trustworthy) or should I move the laptop backup to another drive and start the TM disc from scratch for the MacPro? Can I then just move the laptop sparse image back to the TM disc and the laptop will pick up where it left off?
I will wear starting the MacPro backup from scratch if necessary but don't want to screw the laptop backup as it's my wife's and she's overseas.
Sorry for the long post but wanted to try to be clear.
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Message was edited by: Magicpony

I lost all my backups today.
Doesn't sound like it... sounds like you simply can't back up any further. You can still enter Time Machine to restore files, right?
I have MacPro with data totalling about 900GB plus a laptop with 170GB on it backing up to a 1.5TB drive.
Well, there's your problem. Time Machine needs +at a minimum+ 2-3 times more space than what is being backed up. You say you have 1070 GB (about 1.04 TB) being backed up, but you've only given Time Machine 1.5 TB to work with. You need a backup drive that is at least 2-3 TB in size!
Also, if this is your only backup, you're making a huge mistake. You should always have a minimum of 2 backups. See my [Mac Backup Guide|http://www.reedcorner.net/thomas/guides/backups> for more information on backing up. You may also want to look at some of the user contributed tips at the top of the [Leopard Time Machine forum|http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1227]. Those will all apply to Snow Leopard as well.
One other question: you say you're backing up two machines onto one drive. How are you doing this? Time Machine tends not to play well with others... meaning that, since it tries to use every bit of space on the backup drive, trying to use that drive for something else (including a second machine's backup) tends to result in problems. The exception is, I believe, if you have hooked it up to an AirPort base station and are using it like a Time Capsule, in which case Time Machine will expect to share the space with other backups.
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Was there a backup going on at the time? Was it connected to the computer you were running Disk Utility on, or to a different computer or a base station? You can't repair a drive that is in use or being accessed remotely. If all else fails, connect it to one of your machines and boot that machine from the Mac OS X install disk, then run Disk Utility from there.

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Lost Mail and Address Book ikons from HD

Preparing to upgrade to Tiger OX 10 from Panther. Recommended backup all vital info. In transfer process, both Mail and Address Book ikons from HD to backup Superdisk repeatedly came up Error 50. Only success was to lose both ikons from HD and Question Mark on Address Book in dock rendering it useless. Now have Mail and a Mail copy ikon on Desktop that will not open. Likewise an Address Book ikon and four copies on Desktop that will not open. Fortunate that Mail ikon in Dock still operates allowing acess to Mail and Address Book on Mail site.
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Hello everyone!
I have a problem with mail. I set up a new MacMini (w/ Mavericks, i7, 2014) from a backup of an older MacMini (also Mavericks, i5, 2012). I used the migration client and it all looked just fine, when I first started working on the new system. First thing, which was odd: I had my project folder with LOTS of content lying on the desktop (some 14 GB, a few thousand files in multiple subfolders). I noticed, of those 14 GB 12 GB went missing. No problem - I just copied the files from my old system (which I still have and which still works).
However, after I've been working with the new system for a couple of weeks, I noticed the same thing that happened to my project folder apparently happened to my (local) E-Mail folders. Again, the folder structure is still there, but tons of (mostly older) e-mails are missing. Since I've been working with the new system for quite some time now, the above-mentioned "delete and replace" approach is out of question, because all new e-mails, which I filed in the local folders would be lost.
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Quit Mail. Force quit if necessary.
Back up all data before proceeding.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
~/Library/Mail/V2/MailData
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. In the Finder, select
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from the menu bar. Paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V, then press return.
A folder window will open. Inside it there should be files with names as follows:
          Envelope Index
          ExternalUpdates.storedata
Move those files to the Desktop, leaving the window open. Other files in the folder may have longer names that begin as above. Move those files, if any, to the Trash.
Relaunch Mail. It should prompt you to re-import your messages. You may get a warning that the index is damaged and that Mail has to quit. ClickOK. Typically, the process takes a few minutes, but it may take hours if you have gigantic mailboxes. In that case, you may be able to speed things up by temporarily adding your home folder to the Privacy list in the Spotlight preference pane. Remove it when Mail has finished importing.
Test. If Mail now works as expected, you can delete the files you moved to the Desktop. Otherwise, post your results.

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   Hi,
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phones, I locked/unlocked mine several times, in front of the others, they did the same. However, after some time, everyone of us has been engaged in other activities
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After one day, no matter how many times I tried, the thief (probably knowing that I have unlimited plan) continued to use my phone and it appears the same, "Online. No Location Available" (on iCloud, on Web Browser window) and "Online. Location Services Off" on Find my iPhone app , on my other iPhone.
My business phone was iPhone 4S, with iOS 6.1.6 (last iOS 6 update). I didn't upgraded iOS on this one because I needed a quicker response when I receive important calls or updates, mail documents etc. And, indeed , it worked like a charm !
So not being able to locate and get back my iPhone, I was forced to erase it (at least I hope it was erased OK). As a result, I couldn't locate it anymore.
Thanks God I had nothing compromising, or business sensitive on that phone! I changed, anyway, all my mail passwords, deleted from iCloud all my reminders and notes etc. Good Bye, good old iPhone !
   I have to mention again, I have unlimited plan, voice and data traffic, so I was not afraid of higher payments, but I thought I should go to the telephone company and request a detailed list of calls after I lost it, maybe I could find a clue, with police help, of course. But I initially thought and trust it would be a breeze to find my iPhone with iCloud, Find my iPhone, Data Roaming, unlimited data traffic if, eventually, it would be lost.
   And I'm absolutely sure I have all of these services active, all my iDevices have the same security settings.
   But, to be absolutely sure, I tried the same thing on my other (personal, non business) phone. iPhone 4S, iOS 8.1.1, this time.
   So I double-checked all security settings I could and deactivated only Location Services, from Privacy.
   Results were absolutely identical ! Even in Lost Mode, my only left iPhone was impossible to be found via iCloud (Web Browser) or from my iPad, no matter how many times and what I tried, after switching off Location Services (again, GSM/3G/Cellular/EU Internet - active - unlimited data plan), Data Roaming On, WIFI On, only Location Services disabled from Privacy settings.
( My only big mistake, I think, was to reveal and use my Lockscreen code in front of my friends. But I thought we are all friends, why wouldn't ?)
I tried even to put my iPhone outside to have a clear view to satellites for GPS. No change !
And a major issue (or forgotten maybe, extremely simple feature) is still to not being able to change Lock screen
code/Password, once it was set already no matter what iOS is installed (6-7-8...)
So, the big Question remains the same. What is the (REAL) utility of Find my iPhone app/Service, when, just switching
off Location Services, even Lost Mode can't remotely enable it ? Contrary to what Apple claims.
What should I do in the future to avoid a similar situation ? What I missed/messed ?
Please help me to understand, anyone who can help me and really knows what he/she's talking about. I'm sick of suppositions, and neverending questions/ideas off topic.
Thank you !
Below are some pictures taken during testing Lost Mode on my only (now) iPhone:
Started "Find my iPhone" on Web Browser, I switched off Location Services on my iPhone :
Until now, everything's OK, as expected.
As advertised, Lost Mode rest assures us that will enable (temporary) Location Services, until unlocking:
To be sure it's a working data link, I tested "Play Sound", worked OK, then entered a number and message for testing purpose
Starting/activating Lost Mode...
Lost Mode activated with success, Location Services not. Still, my iPhone locked and displays 1234 call
and the message "This iPhone has been lost. Please call me".
I even put my iPhone outside, under clear sky, for 15 minutes, still nothing new on iCloud.
Of course, after unlocking my phone (Lost mode deactivated automatically), but still nothing (normal, in this case, without Lost Mode) and turning back ON Location Services, my iPhone was magically found . I even received a notice on mail, claiming my iPhone was found near my actual position
Here are my screenshots with my iPhone with all data services on, being locked on purpose.
So, what's wrong with Lost Mode, why it doesn't do what it should ? What I'm doing wrong ??
Please help me understand. Thank you !
P.S. I found yesterday that my phone was bought by someone identified by the police. They asked me what I want to do. I asked buyer's name, it's nobody I know, I let him in peace, no further complains. I moved on...     but disappointed by claimed features in iPhone (regardless iOS 6-8) which are not working at all
(at least for me)...
P.P.S I had to remove some pictures (warned when trying to post - to many images)

It shouldn't work like that.
Apple says contrary, even when you press Lost Mode, the following message appears :
"Lost mode enables Location Services. Find my iPhone and other apps will be able tu use the location of this iPhone until it's unlocked".
Pretty clear to me and tested but No Location detected by Find my iPhone/iCloud. At the other hand, if you looked at the pictures I posted, you'll see on my testing iPhone the little arrow which indicates the Location Services were started in Lost Mode. Just not detected in iCloud/Find my iPhone/Lost Mode. So, useless or not functioning properly (at all, in fact). Why ?
And, from the Apple support page (the link is below)
"If your device is online when you put it in Lost Mode or lock it, it locks and tracking begins (if applicable). If Location Services is turned off on the device, it’s temporarily turned on to track your device’s location."
iCloud: Use Lost Mode
And they claims the same for ALL iOS last versions since iOS 6 (since they introduced Lost Mode)
And yes, my phone which I still have, and the lost one, were both Online, so it could transmit location data, during Lost Mode, just it doesn't happens.

Lost mail. Useless Backup

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