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A Mail CRASH I have never seen...
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karunapod
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Jun 6, 2013, 04:16 PM
 
Mail crashed this morning in a way I have never seen.
I click on the dock icon and get: the last time you opened mail, it unexpectedly quit while reopening windows...would you like to try again?
I try again but mail won't open.
I moved the mail folder to the trash (did NOT flush) and inserted mail folder from my back up but I got the same error message. I am not going to fiddle further right now without guidance because so much of my life is dependent on email.

Console Crash Report is here:
Mail Crash - Pastebin.com
     
JonahLee
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Jun 7, 2013, 07:15 PM
 
I have had this problem recently. First back up this folder, then remove it from it's folder. Users:User:Library:Containers:com.apple.mail.

It will reset your mail window settings, but seems to solve the problem, though I have had to do it again as the problem seems to return. I ended up fixing my settings ad making a backup of the folder so I can quickly replace it.
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karunapod  (op)
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Jun 7, 2013, 08:05 PM
 
Creepy... I am starting to find reports of this in many forums. You are right...this does "work" but...
it doesn’t hold. I have had to repeat the fix a dozen times already. WE NEED TO FIND A CURE!
     
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Jun 7, 2013, 08:19 PM
 
Yea, no idea what this is, or why it all the sudden started just recently, but this at least gets Mail going again for a while.

I also had mail lose it's connection to Contacts, so all my filters stoppee working, and removing the folder fixed it.
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Jun 7, 2013, 08:42 PM
 
I had to completely rebuild Contacts.
     
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Jun 8, 2013, 12:15 PM
 
Happened again to me this morning. Had to reput my signatures with accounts. No idea what is causing this!
-Jonah Lee

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Jun 12, 2013, 09:55 AM
 
Instead of deleting the app, have you tried just deleting preferences?

From the pastebin I see you are running Mac OS X 10.8.3. Anything else we should know?
     
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Jun 12, 2013, 10:34 AM
 
Yes, deleting prefs does not fix this problem, just leaves mail crashing on launch.
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Jun 12, 2013, 10:38 AM
 
For me it started in 10.8.3, but continues happening in 10.8.4. Have run techtool pro, diskwarrior, repaired prefs and even tried applejack, but this keeps returning.
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