On Jul 30, 4:34 pm, Michael Vilain <vil...@NOspamcop.net> wrote: > In article > <131cee2f-77fd-42a5-92b3-2b6815f33...@p25g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, > > > > "paul.bran...@mnsu.edu" <paul.bran...@mnsu.edu> wrote: > > On Jul 30, 2:05 am, Michael Vilain <vil...@NOspamcop.net> wrote: > > > In article > > > <95064854-ab0b-48eb-bec3-f246dfa87...@z66g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>, > > > > "paul.bran...@mnsu.edu" <paul.bran...@mnsu.edu> wrote: > > > > OK, I did something dumb. > > > > I deleted the account mailboxes in my Inbox (don't ask). > > > > Any suggestions for restoring them short of opening new accounts > > > > duplicating the old ones? > > > > TIA > > > > 'Fraid you'll have to restore them from your backups. > > > They're gone, baby, gone. > > > > [if you don't have backups, I bet you start looking into setting them > > > now] > > > > -- > > > DeeDee, don't press that button! DeeDee! NO! Dee... > > > [I filter all Goggle Groups posts, so any reply may be automatically by > > > ignored] > > > That's another possibility if all else fails.... > > I'd have to restore more than just those mailboxes, 'tho, > > probably the whole Library file for Mail. > > > I've got a temporary workaround: > > I set up a Rule (filter) at the end of the Rule sequence that puts all > > mail that hasn't been picked up by another Rule into a mailbox named > > 'NEW'; effectively bypassing the Inbox. > > Works so far. > > That won't "restore" the emails that were stored in the Inbox that got > wiped. If you had your account setup to copy and delete the email from > the remote server, it's gone unless you have backups. > > In the off chance you had Apple Mail setup to delete the files weekly or > daily, then they may still be there. But, I've heard that Apple Mail > will do something stupid like delete all the emails if you delete the > mailbox. It's a common gotcha that lots of people have been bitten by > over the years. > > So, yes, you can do the rule thing but it won't get the stuff in Inbox > back.
Problem is not stuff in the Inbox -- 1. I don't leave stuff in there. 2. I can access mail in the account folder (that would have gone to the Inbox) by going directly to ~Library/Mail. In fact, I've aliased that folder to my desktop so I can doublecheck. What seems to happen is that mail goes into a folder (that used to be a mailbox) in the Inbox but can't be accessed from Mail, only by going directly to the Library folder. And no, I'm too cautious to automatically delete files from the server; every week or two I go into my ISP's Web front end and delete Trash from there.
BTW -- I'm running OS X 10.4.11 -- Mail may play different games in different versions if anyone else is reading this.
