Mailbox won't delete

Imported an old inbox in Apple Mail to search for a deleted message.


It was imported to "On My Mac" and not to an IMAP account.


I select the folder, click on "Delete mailbox" but it doesn't delete.


How do I get rid of it?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Sep 11, 2022 03:51 PM

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Posted on Sep 12, 2022 08:11 AM

Gary Berkson wrote:

Imported an old inbox in Apple Mail to search for a deleted message.

It was imported to "On My Mac" and not to an IMAP account.

I select the folder, click on "Delete mailbox" but it doesn't delete.

How do I get rid of it?


?


Did you Control Click on the mailbox—>





Create or delete mailboxes in Mail on Mac - Apple Support



if no resolve try SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support

login and try again ...


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Sep 12, 2022 08:11 AM in response to Gary Berkson

Gary Berkson wrote:

Imported an old inbox in Apple Mail to search for a deleted message.

It was imported to "On My Mac" and not to an IMAP account.

I select the folder, click on "Delete mailbox" but it doesn't delete.

How do I get rid of it?


?


Did you Control Click on the mailbox—>





Create or delete mailboxes in Mail on Mac - Apple Support



if no resolve try SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support

login and try again ...


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