Thanks to leonie for some information contained in this. If that doesn’t solve it repeat the above using Containers/. If the problem remains, return the folder to where you got it replacing the one that is there.
You can then put the folder in the Trash. If the problem is solved, recreate any required Mail settings and import any emails you want to save from the folder on the desktop. On the left-hand side of the window, select the account you want to sign out of. selecting a yahoo account (I use several) looking at server settings, the tab is different than other Imap email accounts (non yahoo) no possibility to add user and server details for incoming email etc. You must move the entire folder, not just the contents. That should make your user library folder visible in your user/home folder.
When the View options opens, check ’Show Library Folder’. With that Finder window as the front window, either select Finder/View/Show View options or go command - J. Go to Finder and select your user/home folder. Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.ĭo a backup, preferably 2 on 2 separate drives. Also, let me know at what point does Mail freeze, for example, does it freeze after you type in the email address or does it not freeze until you try to send the email message? By applying the date filter option, you can take a backup of Yahoo Mail on both Mac and Windows platform from a specific date range.
Here, you can use the date filter option of Yahoo Backup for Mac tool. If the issue persists, see if you experience the same thing when using Mail while booted in safe mode: macOS Sierra: Start up in safe mode After that, test out Mail in a brand-new user account: macOS Sierra: Set up users, guests, and groups on your Mac. Yahoo Backup software provides the function to select specific data from Yahoo Mail account and then backup them, skipping the rest. If the issue is resolved with Mail disabled for one of those accounts, try removing and readding that particular email account next using the steps here: Do this for each one of your email accounts. Select one of your email accounts from the left side and uncheck the box next to Mail and then test out composing a message in the Mail app. Go to System Preferences > Internet Accounts.
How to reset NVRAM on your Mac Do you have multiple email accounts set up in Mail? If so, let’s try seeing if we can narrow this down to a particular email account. Next, reset the NVRAM using the steps here: This is a pretty basic step, but it can be really helpful for resolving various issues.
Let's start with a full restart of your Mac if you haven't done so already. 1 Navigate to Manage Your Apple account site and login your iCloud email account. Or you can choose 'Dont merge' to start with a brand-new iCloud Email. 6 Tap on 'Merge' to merge your iCloud Safari data and contacts with the new iCloud Email account. I know how disruptive it can be to experience complications with apps on your Mac, and I'm happy to help you with a solution. 5 Back to iCloud and log into a new iCloud Email account. If I'm understanding your post right, the Mail app freezes on your Mac when you create a new message and address it to a recipient that isn't in your contacts. Hello and welcome to Apple Support Communities staylorinoz,