Mail auto-complete.

Hoping this is the right forum!
Please can anyone tell me how to delete old addresses from Mail auto-complete? Thank you.

Hi Brenda,
See if these help...
http://email.about.com/cs/macosxmailtips/qt/et101103.htm
http://email.about.com/od/macosxmailtips/qt/etcleanautoc.htm

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I'm seeking advice regarding some challenges with Apple Mail auto-complete email addresses for a friend's AOL mail IMAP account. Main issue: in Apple Mail, recently contacted email addresses are not appearing via auto-complete. As such, I'm doing some research for him and have some questions:
- Any resources on how email contacts are managed in Apple Mail?
- Any resources on how email contacts are managed in Apple Contacts? What's the difference? I'm not 100% clear how they are linked.
- Seeking alternative to Apple Mail for someone who is legally blind. Are there some alternatives with a simpler interface and possibly better integration with VoiceOver? Just curious
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Go to your User's Library folder. (if you don't know how to find, see this link.)
http://www.needhelp4mac.com/2013/11/how-to-enable-users-library-folder/
Scroll to Mail folder.
Select the V2 > MailData folder.
Delete any files in MailData with envelope in the name. (should be 3)
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2) Search is based off Spotlight cache files.
HOW TO RE-INDEX YOUR SPOTLIGHT CACHE FILES
From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
* Click Spotlight.
* Click the Privacy tab.
* Drag your drive to the list. Wait a couple of minutes.
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Download and run the Mountain Lion combo to refresh your system files.
OS X Mountain Lion Update v10.8.5 (Combo) 831.81 MB
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1676
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http://macs.about.com/od/MacTroubleshootingTips/qt/What-To-Do-When-Mountain-Lion -Mail-Fails-To-Auto-Complete-Email-Addresses.htm
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Mail
SyncServices -> ../../../../../Application Support/SyncServices
iCloud -> ../../../../../Application Support/iCloud
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http://www.needhelp4mac.com/2013/11/how-to-enable-users-library-folder/
Scroll to Mail folder.
Select the V2 > MailData folder.
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From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
* Click Spotlight.
* Click the Privacy tab.
* Drag your drive to the list. Wait a couple of minutes.
* Remove the item you added.
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Download and run the Mountain Lion combo to refresh your system files.
OS X Mountain Lion Update v10.8.5 (Combo) 831.81 MB
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