Mail opens with a blank message that can't be deleted on Mac mini
Mail opens with a blank message that can't be deleted
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Original Title: mail opens with blank message
Mac mini, macOS 15.5
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Based on your description, I’m not certain if I share your issue, but it’s possible.
Blank windows kept appearing every few minutes. They wouldn’t close, and they were empty. All I could do was hide them.
This behavior started when I sent a humongous email. I suspected this was the problem, so I tried to delete it, but I couldn’t find it in Drafts.
I quit Mail, but when I reopened it, the windows started popping up again. I restarted my Mac, but it didn’t help. I used the Atl key modifier to close all windows at once, and all of them closed, except for the irritating blank ones.
I resolved my dilemma by erasing the substantial but unsent message that had eluded me in the Drafts folder. To locate it, I utilized the search feature of Mail. I looked for the email address of the intended recipient, but any keyword would have been effective.
Once I deleted this email, my problem and the pesky pop-ups disappeared.
Configuration details
I sent the email from a Gmail account.
MacBook Pro using Sequoia 15.5
Mail Version 16.0 (3826.600.51.1.1)