Hi Daniel, I checked under the Server Settings and it is IMAP. Excellent idea on saving the emails On My Mac, especially as I am always going back referring to them. Excuse my ignorance, where do these files get stored though ? meaning where would I find the folder/emails.
All my inbox emails disappear after a month. At the moment the oldest email in the inbox is dated 18 October 2019 and tomorrow it changes to 19 October. I’ve never had this problem before either. I had been relying on my MacPro which is networked to the iMac, but now Mail on the MacPro is playing up but rather than confuse matters, I’ll ask for some assistance in a separate email for the MacPro. This has made me decide this evening to purchase one of the new MacPro’s when it eventually becomes available - even though it will cost a fortune. Thank you for offering to help Jewels > On 19 Nov 2019, at 11:13 pm, Daniel Kerr <wa...@macwizardry.com.au> wrote: > > Hi Julie > > Deleting from the inbox isn’t “standard” practice for email,…so could either > be something in the account itself or the settings. > How do you have email set up? Is it POP3 or IMAP? (Or Exchange?) > As I have POP3 and IMAP accounts and have never had email deleted from it at > all. > > So might need a bit more info to advise. > > As a “short term’” fix, you could create a folder in Apple Mail “On My Mac” > and put older emails in to folders there,..rather then in the Inbox. > This saves them all on the computer rather then in the Inbox. > (There’s a whole other long post on the benefits of doing this, rather then > leaving lots and lots of emails in Inbox, Sent etc). Saving them in “On My > Mac” folders is more beneficial generally). > > Is it just an iinet address or another? > Let us know the above and we can try and help. > Kind regards > Daniel > --- > Daniel Kerr > MacWizardry > > Phone: 0414 795 960 > Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> > Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> > > > **For everything Apple** > > NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and > as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. > Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or > accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this > email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the > author be requested. > >> On 19 Nov 2019, at 11:05 pm, Julie Bedford <jew...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >> >> HI Stephen >> >> Thanks for the assistance. I already have the Erase Deleted Messages as >> Never, but >> its the ‘In Box’ that gets deleted after one month. Thing is I am forever >> going back to my >> in box for work, so I really need to keep them all in the In Box. On my >> MacPro (on El Capitan), the emails >> stay in the In Box until I delete them, which is how I prefer it. Just >> can’t seem to work out >> how to set up the iMac in the same way. >> >> Thanks >> >> Jewels >> >>> On 19 Nov 2019, at 10:20 pm, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Jewels. >>> >>> I now use Mac OS Catalina, but I don’t think this has changed. >>> So I just took a look at mine. >>> >>> Mail/Preferences/Accounts >>> Then click on "Mailbox Behaviours" >>> Then in the box “Erase Deleted Messages” select “Never” >>> >>> I have mine selected for “After One Month" >>> >>>> On 19 Nov 2019, at 9:50 pm, Julie Bedford <jew...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> I have an iMac O/S Mojave and am unable to alter the behaviours in the >>>> Mail Preferences so that my Inbox does not delete my emails. >>>> I have managed to figure out how to retain the sent emails now, but am >>>> finding the Mail Behaviour options a little ambiguous to say the least >>>> and can only manage to save my inbox for a month. Under the ’sent >>>> mailbox’ option in Preferences it does not list an ‘Inbox’. My >>>> mail application does show an inbox though. >>>> >>>> Would be grateful if anyone can give me a step to step instruction on how >>>> not to have my inbox emails automatically deleted. >>>> >>>> Many thanks >>>> >>>> Jewels >>>> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Stephen Chape >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
