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zoran

macrumors 601
Original poster
Jun 30, 2005
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In Mail there is a setup having all the emails sent to mailboxes, very few go to the inbox. I want all the emails stored to the inbox, don't want any sorting of that kind etc. what should i do to settle this?
 

vexorg

macrumors 6502a
Aug 4, 2009
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Other than junk email (if enabled), then all emails do go to your inbox. Or if you have rules set up then delete them.

If your mail server is moving them to folders then mac mail won't be able to fix it.
 

DeltaMac

macrumors G5
Jul 30, 2003
13,761
4,587
Delaware
Yes, that would be one of the actions where you could use rules.
The sorting (rules, etc.) is to make your life easier. It's for your convenience.

Are your emails simply going to the wrong folders? Outside of junk or spam? (personal, business, hobbies, pictures, pørn, other examples?)
 

zoran

macrumors 601
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Jun 30, 2005
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No they are going to the right folders, its just that i dont want them to be sorted out, i want them all in my inbox! Its as simple as that :D
 

DeltaMac

macrumors G5
Jul 30, 2003
13,761
4,587
Delaware
No they are going to the right folders, its just that i dont want them to be sorted out, i want them all in my inbox! Its as simple as that :D
I hear you...
You can edit your rules as you need to, in Mail preferences/Rules tab.
Could it be that you also have some Smart Mailboxes in Mail? Those, for example, can display all messages you receive about a specific project, regardless of which mailboxes the messages are stored in.
You might have a Smart Mailbox, showing every email that you received today (or for some period that you can set)
So, to go back to the simple "everything in the inbox", you could start by deleting all your rules, and any Smart Mailboxes that you have now.
What about messages that your Mail app thinks is Junk? What would you have Mail do with those emails?
 
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