Mail preferences will not close

after I open and make a change to preferences in mail the panel will not close. Why and how do I correct?

Thank you for your help but I reverted from Password to Apple Token and all is well. This only happened on the migrated machine, the notebooks are fine with Password.

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Mail Application will not close

I am having a problem with my mail application. It will not close after I open it. I have to force quit. Anyone have any idea? I appreciate any help.

So, how do I find the answer or the thread? I have the same problem and have worked on it for two days.

What do I do when Mail preferences will not open for me to edit server list

When my wife tries to send mail a message says server listed doesn't work and asks if I want to edit the server list. When we attempt to do this from the message or from the tool bar, Preferences does not open. BTW It is not grayed out. WHen I log in on the same computer, I can open preferences.

You don't say who your mail server is and what preferences are you trying to access? Just a thought, though, try going to Mail preferences, Accounts and Account Information. Is the "use only this server" box checked? Different mail servers require different settings. Gmail, for instance, requires that box to be unchecked. Good Luck
RM

Mail application will not close OR force quit

I own a macbook pro running mountain lion. The problem is that my mail application says its open but i can't find a way to close it or force quit it. Is there any way to stop this bcause it won't let my computer shut down because mail is open. Thanks.

3rd party Safari items would include SafariStand, SAFT, PicLens, Inquisitor, etc. They are installed in your HD>Library or User Account Library>InputManagers folder.
I suspect you may have created some directory problems (on top of the existing problems) when you shut down your computer with applications still active. A second time won't matter. After the shutdown, restart holding down the Shift key until the log-in screen appears (above the Log-in screen you'll see "Safe Mode". After the log-in completes, go to the Finder: In your HD>Library, look in the Startupitems folder for any odd items. If anything is there, let me know what is installed.
If nothing odd there, then restart the computer, except this time hold down the P/R/Command/Option keys until you hear 3 chimes. Then release the keys to continue to the log-in etc.
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Mail won't display the viewer window, and it will not close (force quit does not show in menu bar). Can't shut down to reboot because the open mail program prevents it. Any advice?

Mail does not show the viewer window even when new viewer window is cliced. I tried to close mail and reopen, but it will not close, and force quit option does not appear in window bar. I tried to shut down the computer and reboot, but it cannot close because of open mail program it says. Help!

Many thanks. Once I was able to close mail, it reopened and behaved quite normally. Thank you. I'll remember the option quit for force quite!

Mail will not close without a "Force Quit"

Dear Friends,
My iMAC OS 10.5.4 mail program has malfunctioned ever since I opened it to access mail via my e-mail service provider during which time the power failed. After power was restored, the mailboxes of other accounts on the computer continue to function normally as does my mac.com account on the same Mail program. Now when I open the Mail program the spinning wheel on my internet services account continues to spin and my mail program will only close when I use the Force Quit command. Opening the mail program on other accounts causes no problem. I have reset my preferences, used the utility program, reset the internet service provider mail settings and rebooted the computer without success. Any ideas?

Many others have the same problem. Please see this thread for some potential remedies. For the record, none of them have worked for me. Please post if you find a solution that does work.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=7715605#7715605

Mail will not close

My mail app will not quit I have tried to quit it but it just makes a beep sound and then will not close. I can't shut down because mail keeps stopping the shut down. Any help would be appreciated.

command-option esc. Try hitting those keys and see if Mail will quit. You can always do a forced shut down by holding down the power button. Sounds like directory issues. Insert your OS installer disk and reboot while holding down the 'c' key. Do Repair Disk from Disk Utility.

Mail will not close how do I close mail so I can shutdown my iMac?

i just bought my first 27 inch imac a few weeks ago, I am a apple convert, today my mail will not close, the close mail tab is greyed out in to top task bar, and I tried to right click on the app and close that way but no go. is there yet a third way to shut down mail that I am not aware of as I can not turn off the imac until mail is closed, miss the force shutdown tab in pcs

Use cheng5543's suggestion first. You can also Force Quit applications by clicking the Apple symbol in the upper left of the screen and choosing Force Quit and then choose the app to Force Quit.

Mail App will not open, OR quit.

My Mail app will not open, and now when I need to update my mac, it won't because it says the mail app "cancelled restart". Mail app will not open nor close. When I click on "Mail" at the top bar, the "quit" option is in light grey (not clickable). HELP Mail is still accessable on my phone. Is there a way to delte the app all together (with out having to take it in) and re download.

IME, it has always been a flaky app- Mac up to date or not. I've force quit many times. It's an immediate fix but it would be nice if the app worked consistently. Currently, it won't open (which seems new) or close. Of course I will try force quit (easy solution; always has been) but this seems ridiculous. Early 2011 MBP all up to date.

Mail Application will not open after 10.6.8 update

So, I'm currently trying to update my parent's computer and in the process of updating their Mail application it has become unusable. My computer at home (not my parents computer) ran into the same problem before I updated to Lion and deleting the preferences for Mail solved it. Plus, I have read previous posts about this similar problem and a typical troubleshooting solution was to delete the Mail preferences.
After all of my software updates (Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8) and deleting the preferences for Mail, I still receive the same error message when trying to open the application. "Mail can't be used on this version of mac OS X. Try opening the version of Mail located in the Applications foler on your computer." My applications folder has not been adjusted, edited or even touched from it's original state in the dock/home folder.
I contacted AppleCare support and they advised me to reformat my computer. I think that's a little... unneccesary?? It's just Mail that isn't working. The rest of the applications (e.g. Safari, Address Book, iPhoto, etc.) open just fine.
Anyway, do you have any advice or insight to my problem here?
Much appreciated! Thanks!

After a second call to AppleCare, they had advised me differently than before. Once they found out that my personal computer has Mac OS X Lion installed from the App Store, they suggested I simply upgrade my parents computer to Lion.
So, I used my download from the App Store and upgraded. It went smoothly, but Mail still will not open properly. And instead of the original error message, it comes up with this:
"Check with your developer to make sure Mail can work with your version of Mac OS X. You may need to reinstall the application. Check if there are any updates available for the application."
How can I re-install just Mail? A startup disk is not accessible for me right now. Can I download the latest version of Mail and install it from the Apple.com website?

Adobe Reader Updater has been 'downloading' for over a week now...it is preventing me from signing out and closing my mini Mac, can't close down. The window will not close ever, just keeps spinning around...help!

How can I stop the 'Adobe Reader Update' from constantly trying to download? It's been over a week now, preventing me from signing out of my computer and other issues too. Can you help please? thanks!

Hi! The version is OS X 10 8 5...not sure what that means lol but it makes a difference obviously!
I did what you said now and it has worked, thanks so very much for getting back to me. I really appreciate your help!!
Can I ask you questions in the future or do I just do that through the forum?\
Thanks again, Jennie
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My Safari Windows will not close

My safari windows will not close. I can use the internet fine, but safari will not allow me to close or minimize the window. This is also stopping me from shutting down my computer without removing the battery. Should I take it in to get repaired, or is it a setting on my computer that got turned on? Is anyone else having the same problem? Thank you! - Kristen

Hi Kristen,
Welcome to Apple Discussions
Which version of OS X are you using?
For possible relief, go to your Finder. There, navigate to your User Account's Library>Preferences Folder. You'll see a file com.apple.safari.plist. Move it to the desktop and restart Safari.
Please let me know if that changes anything.

CS6 & CC versions - file window will not close

Out of nowhere, PS will not close any file windows I have open. In CS6 or CC. Been fine until today.
Not with the pull down menu, or command-W, or by clicking the top left x of the file (or if not saved yet, the red ball).
Same for any filetype; jpeg, psd, tiff, etc.
Have restarted a few times, plus started PS while holding down shift-option-cmd and telling it to delete preferences.
Then it worked for one window, then immediatelyback to the no-closing behavior.
Running: MacPro, latest Mavericks, latest udated Photoshop CS6 Extended and Photoshop CC (and a slew of other Adobe apps).
Any ideas? Thanks in advance, Richard

You need to save backwards. CC 2014 (which is version 13) can save back to version 12 (which is CC). Then you would open it in version 12 (CC) and save it back to version 11 (CS6).
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Clicking on an e-mail address will NOT open Windows Live Mail which is already the default mail program which is already set as the default mail program

Clicking on an e-mail address will NOT open Windows Live Mail. Windows Live mail is already set as my default e-mail program.

Sorry you're having this problem. I think it was previously reported only by Windows XP users.
When you reinstall, were you making Firefox your default browser? Some users have reported that ''not'' making Firefox the default browser was an effective workaround.
However, you may have success with this approach, suggested by a user in another thread, which appears to more thoroughly update the Windows registry:
# Open Adobe Reader / Acrobat
# Edit->Preferences
# In the Categories column click 'General'
# Near the bottom of the page click the button marked 'Select Default PDF Handler'
# In the dialog, select 'Adobe Reader XI' (or Adobe Acrobat, as the case may be) and click 'Apply'
# A Windows Configuration screen will appear. Allow it to do its stuff (takes a few minutes), then restart your computer when prompted.
Does that resolve the issue for you?

Will not close

When I publish my captivate2 program to LMS and then run the
program it will not close after I complete the last slide (which is
the summary of the test score). Does anyone have an idea where I
made a listake?
David

Did you set the "Project end" option (in the Project
preferences) to "Close project"? This will close the window if it's
at all possible to do so (for example, I don't think Firefox allows
windows to be closed programmatically).
Also, sometimes you must configure the "close window at end"
behavior in the LMS, so if the above doesn't work you might try
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