How can I stop my Mail app from moving messages?

Mail app always "moving messages" - slow to receive as well - not sure what is the problem



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Original Title: Mail app always "moving messages"

iMac 21.5″, macOS 13.7

Posted on Jun 4, 2025 12:03 PM

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Jun 5, 2025 5:35 AM in response to Skyehod

As user JeandreJNS kindly points out you need to clarify. Whenever you put an email in Trash, Junk, or a folder you created you will see the “moving messages” notification at the bottom of the sidebar. If that notification takes a long time to close or never closes at all then it usually means there’s a server problem at your email provider’s end.


Mail does not move messages anywhere on its own, except to the Junk folder using rules, or to a user folder using rules the user set up.

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