How to Reset Mail on a Mac: FAQ Can I delete the Mail app entirely on a Mac? Eventually, if everything works fine: Delete the Mail.old folders and the .old file.IMAP will return: Mail uses IMAP email accounts, which store messages and folder on the server after you reset Mail and added accounts back, the emails will return. New accounts: You can also delete and re-add email accounts to re-create them with new settings. Mail will re-create and download again all accounts for which Mail is enabled. Turn off Mail under Use With: for all accounts you want to remove.Įnabled email accounts.Select Apple Logo () | System Preferences… from the menu.Type Mail.old as the new folder’s name.Select File | New Folder with Selection or File | New Folder with “Mail” from the menu.įinder keyboard shortcut: You can also press Command Control N.

Just one: If you see just one folder called Mail, do highlight it. How: You can draw an outline with the mouse or hold down Command while clicking folders.

Press Enter to start renaming the file.

Not found: If you cannot find the file, no matter skip the next three steps. Search: You can also press Command F and search for ist, of course. How: You can start typing to jump to the file.

Now go to the ~/Library/Preferences/ folder.

Type Mail.old or another name (other than Mail).

Other ways to rename: You can also right-click the folder, of course, and select Rename from the menu.

Press Enter to start renaming the folder.

How: Press Command Shift G for the Go to Folder shortcut and type ~/Library, for example, the click Go.īackground: Mail is the folder where Mail stores emails on a Mac. But how: How to Copy “On My Mac” Email Folders Where: These are the emails under On my Mac.

Export all emails stored only in Mail for macOS.

To completely reset the Mail app on a Mac using macOS (as if you would uninstall and reinstall the application):

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