Mail App stopped working, any suggestions, Mail App stopped working, any suggestions

HELP
Ok first my Mail APP after 4 years stopped syncing with GMAIL and two days later ICLOUD. I deleted all accounts and readd them and nothing happens. How do I uninstall the mail app and reinstall it. Or does anyone know of a better Mail App to use.
Using Maverick and Mail 7.1

After some searching I have found a solution. I had to delete the contents of the following folder:
~/Library/Mail/myemailaccount/.OfflineCache/
Note: replace "myemailaccount" with the appropriate folder on your computer that represents your e-mail account. Once I deleted the contents of this folder (there were 2 files), and restarted Mail, there were no problems.
Hope this helps a few people in the future!

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PROBLEM
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Just thought I'd update with the latest... This problem happened again this morning and again, the only way to fix it was to connect from the mac with another IMAP client (I used Thunderbird again) and immediately the problem was fixed.
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Copy the line below.
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Mail App stopped working, any suggestions, Mail App stopped working, any suggestions

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