[Donny1]

Hello all,

This is the first major problem I have had with OS X since I installed it almost a year ago, and it's a weird one!

I checked my email this morning, all was well, downloaded the messages to my machine etc. Then came to check it again later and it displayed the exact same set of messages. No problem I thought, probably just a server problem at my ISP's end (I have mail set up to delete messages on the server after downloading).

Not so! I now have between five and six versions of the same message in my inbox, there isn't a server problem as far as I know because I am able to check my messages via a web browser., which is currently displaying about ten new messages. The ones I received this morning I keep getting copies of every time I hit the 'get mail' button and I cannot get the newer ones. Help!

I have a feeling it is just a matter of deleting a preference file, but which one?

[iNeusch]

Originally posted by Donny1:
Hello all,

This is the first major problem I have had with OS X since I installed it almost a year ago, and it's a weird one!

I checked my email this morning, all was well, downloaded the messages to my machine etc. Then came to check it again later and it displayed the exact same set of messages. No problem I thought, probably just a server problem at my ISP's end (I have mail set up to delete messages on the server after downloading).

Not so! I now have between five and six versions of the same message in my inbox, there isn't a server problem as far as I know because I am able to check my messages via a web browser., which is currently displaying about ten new messages. The ones I received this morning I keep getting copies of every time I hit the 'get mail' button and I cannot get the newer ones. Help!

I have a feeling it is just a matter of deleting a preference file, but which one?

Quit mail
Move the /Library/Mail/ folder and all the com.apple.mail.* files from /Library/Preferences to the desktop
Open Mail
Recreate your account(s)
Check for emails

Working ?
Import your emails from the Mail folder on your desktop

Not working ?
Server problem ?