Apple Mail Locations: Why Are There Three Categories?

[Keukasmallie]

My Apple Mail has three “categories” of folders along the left side of the screen: Favorites, rochester.rr.com (Email address server name), and On My Mac. A number of folders are repeated in each of the three areas, e.g., Drafts, Trash.



Why are there three groupings of folders, and how can I combine them into one listing?

 

[jcinaz]

That's the standard organization of Mac Mail. It's a feature. You can't merge them. But you can control what's in each category.

It's just a matter of learning what those items are and figuring out how you want to use them. Doing a search on the Internet should be your first choice for finding answers before asking questions.

References:

Use the sidebar in Mail on Mac

In Mail on your Mac, the Mail sidebar provides easy access to mailboxes, folders, and flagged items for your email accounts.

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Mail User Guide for Mac

Learn how to use the Mail app on your Mac to send, receive, and manage email for all of your email accounts from one place.

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