Mac OS X mail lost

I accidentally deleted the Mac OS mail folder. Don't ask, lol.
I have searched everywhere and haven't found a place to download that application by itself.
Please help, I promise not to delete anything again.

Okay, to get Mail back, you need to insert your Leopard install DVD and navigate to the Optional Installs folder. Inside is a file named OptionalInstalls.mpkg.
Launch that package, select Mail as the only application to install and run it; quit when done.
Download and install the 10.5.8 Combo Update.
Use Disk Utility to Repair Disk Permissions.
Restart your Mac and then try Mail again.

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Tom
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I access my .Mac account as a .Mac type account with Tiger Mail and I use/access a single .Mac alias address at a time. I have no problems with the alias address being available as an address to choose from via the Accounts selection when composing a message.
Do you access more than one alias address at a time?
Does it make any difference when selecting Edit Email Aliases under the Email Address field available under the Account Information tab for the account preferences?
Since a .Mac account is really an IMAP type account and behaves in the same way, when deleting the account in Mail, no messages available at the server in the account's Inbox or any other server stored messages will be affected when deleting the account and re-creating it as an IMAP type account.
What you do lose when deleting an account in Mail are any locally stored mailboxes/messages for the account such as Drafts, Sent, Trash and Junk if these messages are not stored on the server.
If you don't store Sent messages on the server, before deleting the account you need to do the following:
Create/utilize an "On My Mac" location mailbox which is stored on the hard drive and not associated with any account. Transfer the account's Sent messages from the locally stored Sent mailbox for the account to the user created "On My Mac" location mailbox.
Delete and re-create the account in Mail as an IMAP type account. All server stored messages in the account's Inbox mailbox will be available again in the account's Inbox mailbox and after sending a message with the newly created IMAP account which will create a new Sent mailbox for the account, you can transfer the old sent messages from the "On My Mac" location mailbox to the new Sent mailbox for the account so no messages will be lost.

Mail lost 'Sent Mails'

Hello,
Mail lost all my sent mails today (only the few that were sent today are in my sent box). I have 3 accounts running through Mail but it's only my .mac account that seems to have a problem. Any suggestions??
Thanks very much,
Genee

Did you have any success resolving this? Same thing happened to me.

Make duplicate copies of Server mailboxes in Mac OS X Mail locally

I'd like to keep exactly the same IMAP mailboxes on the server as on the Mac OS X Mail's "On My Mac" Folders, and use a program to regularly make sure the contents of both remain the same. Anybody know of such a program, or how to force Mac OS X Mail to do this?
Message was edited by: a brody
Message was edited by: a brody

a brody wrote:
Did I not post this question clearly enough?
I suspect the problem is that when someone with the stature of A Brody asks a question, the rest of us mere mortals will assume they can't answer it!
How about creating mailboxes with matching names on-my-mac, then using a prog like Chronosync to one way sync the message list folders
~/Lib/Mail/Mac-myusername/title.imapmbox/Messages
to
~/Lib/Mail/Mailboxes/title.mbox/Messages
Possible problem might be that it would be necessary to rebuild the index after each sync?
Are you wanting to do this because of paranoia (which I share) that IMAP mail is more vulnerable to being lost than on-my-mac mail?
I sleep better by having Mail set to "keep copies of messages for offine viewing" and then using Chronosync to copy the ~/Lib/Mail/Mac-myusername folder to another HD.
In theory TM should protect the IMAP mail but I had a problem recently where my IMAP folders were simply not showing up in the folder list (my personal ones that is, inbox etc were OK). I thought the unthinkable had happened and went back in time with TM to restore them....but they were missing in all the TM backups. The problem was solved by forcing a rebuild of the master index, after which the missing Mailboxes reappeared in present time and all the TM backups.
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My Mac close the mail application and I lose all my inbox mails

I lose all my inbox mails and my others pop accounts configuration, the only I have is the folders I create, do you know if I can get back my info???
thanks for any help.

What’s the capacity and space available on your startup disk? Take a look at the comments about disk space in the following article, in case they apply to you:
Problems from insufficient RAM and free hard disk space
Even if there is enough space available on the startup disk, for some reason that remains a mystery to me, Mail sometimes “thinks” it must discard the current ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist preferences file and create a new one. As a result, all your non-Mac account settings (but not the messages themselves), which are stored in that file, are lost.
Verify/repair the startup disk (not just permissions), as described here:
The Repair functions of Disk Utility: what’s it all about?
After having fixed all filesystem issues, if any, and making sure that there’s enough space available on the startup disk (a few GB, plus the space needed to make a backup copy of the Mail folder), quit Mail if it’s running, and make a backup copy of the ~/Library/Mail folder, e.g. by dragging it to the Desktop while holding the Option (Alt) key down, just in case something else goes wrong while trying to solve the problem. This is where all your mail is stored.
You have three options now:
(1) Restore com.apple.mail.plist from a backup if you have one. Mail shouldn’t be running while you do this.
(2) Set up your non-Mac accounts in Mail again. If given the option to import existing mailboxes or something like that, don’t. Just enter the account information and Mail will automagically rediscover the data in ~/Library/Mail/ when done. You’ll also have to re-configure most of your settings in Mail > Preferences. For spam-related security reasons, the first thing you should do is go to Preferences > Viewing and disable Display remote images in HTML messages if it’s enabled.
(3) Mail may have renamed the old preferences file to com.apple.mail.plist.saved. If that’s the case, you may try moving the new com.apple.mail.plist out of ~/Library/Preferences/ (e.g. to the Desktop) and rename the old com.apple.mail.plist.saved back to com.apple.mail.plist. Again, be sure Mail isn’t running while doing this. Since Mail decided to discard it, I would expect this file to be corrupt (I don’t understand why would Mail discard it and create a new one otherwise), but apparently that often is not the case and the settings can indeed be restored by just renaming the file.
Note: For those not familiarized with the ~/ notation, it refers to the user’s home folder, i.e. ~/Library is the Library folder within the user’s home folder.

Help....I synced my old iphone to mac book pro and lost music

Help....I synced my old iphone to mac book pro and lost music. Is there a way to recover my music?

Not if it isn't in your itunes library. If you sync with a new computer iTunes will delete all iTunes media (such as music) from your phone and replace it with whatever media is in the new iTunes library. Sounds like that's what happened.

The past few days my Mail app has started downloading multiple copies of e-mails from all pop servers. This is only happening on my Macbook not other macs. Deleting mail from server does not help. I ran ClamXav found 2 viruses deleted problem continues

opps. Long title there... The past few days my Mail app has started downloading multiple copies of e-mails from all pop servers. This is only happening on my Macbook not other macs. Deleting mail from server does not help. I ran ClamXav found 2 viruses deleted those. Checked for software update and installed suggested downloads. Problem still contintues. Any suggestions?

Folks,
even after having repaired the inbox folder under "properties" a few times, I still had some e-mails where the contents are different from the subject line.
In other words in the inbox there are two e-mails: one with subject line "abc", and another one with subject line "def".
When I display the e-mail with the subject line "abc", the contents are from the e-mail with the subject line "def" in the in-basket.
What else can be done to correct this problem?
Thanks and best regards.
Fred Kunz-Shirzad
Chemin Ronzeures 6A
1297 Founex VD
Switzerland
[email protected]

I set up Raid on my Mac Mini Server and lost my Server software. It is not listed in my "purchased" apps. How can I get it w/o having to purchase it? Will my serial

I set up Raid on my Mac Mini Server and lost my Server software. It is not listed in my "purchased" apps. How can I get it w/o having to purchase it? Will my serial # be enough to show it is a mini server and under warrantee be enough to get it back?

If it's not listed in Purchases, check that it's hidden, and if so, unhide it > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4928 After that, go to Purchases and download OS X Server.
If you can't download it, contact with the Mac App Store support > http://www.apple.com/support/mac/app-store/contact

MobileMe and IDLE-comands in Mac OS X Mail

Hello,
there is a bug in Mac OS X Mail: If I go in "preferences", choose "Accounts", choose my MobileMe-Account, choose "extended" and activate the option "Use the IDLE-command if the server supports it" there will not be any more a acoustic signal for incoming eMails in Mail.
Is any body out there who has the same problem?
Please also forward this Problem to the Apple-Feddback-Page for the reason that this bug will be fixed in Mac OS X 10.5.7. by Apple.

DocHollywood wrote:
Please also forward this Problem to the Apple-Feddback-Page for the reason that this bug will be fixed in Mac OS X 10.5.7. by Apple.
Note that: 1) we don't know that this is a bug and not a problem with your system, and 2) we don't have any idea what will be in the 10.5.7 update, so this statement is extremely speculative and thus violates the rules of this forum. I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up getting removed.

Mac OS X Mail Default delete

Is there like some setting in the system so that for any new user account created, mac os x mail does not auto-delete messages older than 1 month?

Try this:
http://www.macstories.net/news/configure-an-icloud-email-account-on-snow-leopard /
I'm kinda in the same boat...my iPhone 4s (that is through my work) and my home iMac, iPad are running the latest OS so not an issue...however my MacBook for work (which also has my iTunes library on it) is still running Snow Leopard.
The fix about did the trick...and it's still loading them all, but it looks like it's bringing in all my stored emails that i'd been using since I created my .Mac account years and years ago.
Hope it helps!
Joshua

Problem with .mac account and mail 2.05 (os x 10.4.4)

hi!
i am not able to add a .mac account in mail 2.05. system is os x 10.4.4.
.mac settings in system preference work fine, on my cube with os 10.3.9 i can add the .mac account without problems.
in mail under 10.4.4 i can´t even select accounts besides IMAP, POP and EXCHANGE. if i delete mails plist and even the mail file and achieving a "virginal mail" i just can select these 3 accounts (POP,IMAP,EXCHANGE). strange because if i setup .mac settings in system preferences before setting up a POP mail account (i have 3 POP accounts besides .mac), the .mac account is automatically set up in mail. but even than i can´t set up manually (another) .mac account (can´t be selected in account pulldown menue) as well as soon as i delete it it can´t be resetup.
no way with new user, same procedure. i reinstalled mail from tiger-dvd as well as reinstalling 10.4.4 combo update and repair disc permissions. no way to get .mac to work the normal way.
has anyone any idea?
thanks so long,
peter

the empty folder ~/Library/Mail/ at root level seemed to be the problem of not being able to activating the .Mac account in mail. after copying this folder onto harddisk again (i have a new "20 iMac at work with 10.4.4) the problem was solved. no idea how to get this folder again besides installing a blank 10.4.x install onto external firewire hdd or having a second system...
thanks so long.
i guess i made a mistake when migrating my old mail prefs from 10.3.x to 10.4.x blank install when moving the folders to 10.4.x maybe i have first choosen the ~/Library/Mail/ folder at root level and when recognizing that mail is not working with new user, i´m sure i might have deleted the whole mail prefs and mail folder on root level and copied the whole stuff again into USER/Library/Mail/. Therefore the folder ~/Library/Mail/ at root level became empty. i purchased .Mac just a few days ago so i recognized this failure just now...

How do I retrieve the BBC addresses from sent email in Mac OS X Mail

I am using Mail 6.6 (1510) - Two weeks ago I sent a program update to a lot of people . I would like to send a new update this week. I located the previous update but do not see the BBC sent list in the raw source header.
How can I retrieve the original BBC address list I originally sent the email to?
Any suggestion would be awesome. Thank for your time.
Joel
OSX 10.8.5

Bob - Thanks but thats not showing the recipients. I tried both commands.
This what I get:
Return-Path:
Received: from st11p01mm-asmtp001.mac.com ([17.172.204.239]) by ms01564.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-27.08 (7.0.4.27.7) 64bit (built Aug 22 2013)) with ESMTP id <[email protected]>; Mon, 21 Jul 2014 05:26:32 +0000 (GMT)
Received: from [192.168.0.17] ([75.177.90.122]) by st11p01mm-asmtp001.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-27.10(7.0.4.27.9) 64bit (built Jun 6 2014)) with ESMTPSA id <[email protected]>; Mon, 21 Jul 2014 05:26:32 +0000 (GMT)
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X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 suspectscore=2 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=7.0.1-1402240000 definitions=main-1407210075
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_14C9F530-6913-4021-AA5F-FA07412CBAEB"
Message-Id: <[email protected]>
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.6 \(1510\))
X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1510)
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Upgrade Mac OS 17.0, Lost my hard drive in Windows

Before upgrade Mac OS, I had three hard drives C:, H and G. Drive H is for Mac operation system. C and G are NTFS for windwos operation system.
After upgrade Mac OS, I lost G Hard drive, only have C hard drive in the Windows operation system. The G Hard drive had some data files. I don't understand why ater upgrade Mac operation system I lost G Hard drive in Windows Operation system.
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I am working with an organization whose email is running on SquirrelMail. When I try to set it up as a new account in my Mac OS X Mail client, I choose IMAP, enter the email server name, password, etc. but once the account is created I keep getting the message, "Mail can't connec to the account... Enter the password." I have checked and double checked that the password is correct because I can log onto the account via the webmail portal. Any ideas on special configuration settings necessary for SquirrelMail on the Mac OS X Mail client?

Hello jsgrubb,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
I understand that you are trying to set up your email on your Mac but are receiving an alert. To ensure that the correct steps are being followed to set up the account, I would first recommend reading over the following attached article.
Mac Basics: Use Mail on your Mac - Apple Support
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Mail settings you might need from your email provider - Apple Support
Have a great day,
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Can't Send Emails With Mac OS X Mail?

Why can't I send emails through Mac OS X Mail when I'm using another internet connection (besides my main home connection)?
Thanks,
Mason

This is likely either because when at home you are using the SMTP provided by your ISP, and it is not separately Authenticated and thus blocked by the host ISP at the other venues, or you are using a third party SMTP successfully on Port 25 at home, but in the other venues, they are blocking third party SMTP on Port 25.
If the SMTP of your ISP, check to see if they have a version that can be authenticated for travel use -- many do.
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