Mac Mail Moving Filed Emails Back to Inbox

My mac mail will allow me to drag emails into my folders but as soon as I close mail and re-open it the emails are back in the inbox. Any suggestions on fixing this?

I've had the same problem for several months. I can't archive emails to the archive folder. They keep moving back into the inbox. I have to keep moving them several times before they stay put.

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Hi Mike,
I had the same issue and managed to solve it.
Go into Mail>Preferences>Accounts
Then in the account information tab, at the bottom should be outgoing mail server (SMTP) and click the drop down box
Mine had a few different servers in it so i went into edit SMPT server list. Click advanced and it will tell you which ones are going from which email address.
Delete the ones you dont want, and it should work or instead of deleting click use only this server, i imagine that will work to
Hope This Helps
George

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I have 2 Yahoo! acc'ts linked to Mac Mail.
On the first acc't, after all my emails downloaded, I then deleted all the emails in Mac Mail (didn't need them). When I logged back into my acc't in Yahoo! (on browser), I saw that, there too, all my emails had been deleted.
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Hi
You will have to look at a POP3 account that leaves the mail on the server.
I have not seen a setting in active sync that stop mail from being deleted. If you make a change on your phone it will update the mailbox.
Mails will be in the deleted items. How are users "accidently" deleting mail when you actually have to press the delete/trash button?

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hokie8t9 wrote:
my outgoing settings are smtp.cox.net. I also noticed with my new laptop, which is windows based, it cannot send emails on the cox isp network either. Cox insists it is not their firewall or network as we can receive email fine. thanks for your interest.
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https://discussions.apple.com/message/22291865
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You are welcome.
Do a backup.
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I am having this issue as well. Here are the steps I have taken and it is still going on:
Deleted my ME account from all of my devices
Deleted undesired emails from icloud
Emptied iCloud junk and trash folders
Checked all my iCloud email settings to make sure trash gets emptied etc.
About 5-15 minutes later there are about 11 emails that keep coming back. This is getting old and if not fixed in a few days will be closing all of my iCloud accounts for good.

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Change the settings on either your iPhone or iPad. Default for them is 7 days.
You should not save emails in your trash. Create local folders, imap folders, or archive messages you don't want in your inbox.

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Yes, but did you check your present IP, or the last one?
I'm also wondering if it could have anything to do iwth the fact that I have very big inboxes & sent mail boxes.
Not likely.
Wasn't sure if rebuilding my mailboxes might help - my mail program isn't finding files properly either.
Not likely to do with the sending problem, but...
Not certain, but this can fix myriad Mail problems...
Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), it will try to repair your Disk Directory while the spinning radian is happening, so let it go, run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, then move this folder & file to the Desktop.
Move this Folder to the Desktop...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Caches/Mail/
Move this file to the Desktop...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Mail/Envelope Index
Reboot.
If that doesn't do it and you can afford to redo all your Rules, try these & reboot...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Mail/MessageRules.plist
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Mail/MessageRules.plist.backup
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My icloud inbox is receiving emails from certain users and then the email disappears from the inbox, but it doesn't go to the junk or trash box, it just disappears?

geoffpowers wrote:
I am having continuing problems with email being 'lost' from my inbox or transferred to other folders before I have had an opportunity to deal with it and without my having actioned a setting to this effect. I have 'lost' nearly a fortnight's worth of email in this way - I have no idea where it has gone. I have discovered a completely new folder called 'BT Yahoo! Broadband', which I have not created and which contains (some) email from 2010??!!
Also mail is displaying in reverse order (most recent at the end/bottom and oldest at the top)!! Please can someone explain what is going on, as I appear to have lost control over these 'happenings?
Hi.
I would suggest changing your password as a start, in case someone else has managed to gain access.
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