Mail icon bounces out of the blue
Hi there.
I've noiticed the Mail icon bounces out of the blue in the dock.
I'm working with other programs or browsign the internet and Mail is calling for attention.
I open the progam, it opens properly, I close it after, and it starts to bounce again, driving me crazy.
Any ideas how to make it stop?
Thanks!
Reported fixes:
"I ended up repairing Permissions and resetting PRAM and that stopped the problem somehow"
"I would remove the icon from the Dock and drag the application back to the Dock to create a new one. That normally corrects it."
Other options:
Do a Safe boot then restart normally.
* shutdown
* start the Mac and *wait* for the startup chime to sound
* after the sound, press and hold down the shift key
* keep holding and *wait* until the grey Apple logo appears
* now release the shift key and just wait (it could take a few minutes)
* eventually the login screen appears with the words SAFE BOOT
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