# problem with mac mail in mountain lion **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 3, 2012, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-mac-mail-in-mountain-lion/642834 "2012-12-03T07:15:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-mac-mail-in-mountain-lion/642834/1 "2012-12-03T07:15:14Z")
I just did a data migration to a new Mac Book Pro with Mountain Lion. I just realized Mac Mail won’t load any Sent items in Mac Mail before I did the migration. It just says “Loading” and the circle thingie just spins. Any idea of how to fix this? I’d hate to think I lost all those messages. Thanks for your help! ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-mac-mail-in-mountain-lion/642834/2 "2012-12-03T07:41:59Z")
Well, I just “rebuilt” the “Sent” mailbox, and all my mail items before the migration disappeared. Does this mean that all those emails were lost in the migration. Shouldn’t they exist as files somewhere on my Mac? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-mac-mail-in-mountain-lion/642834/3 "2012-12-03T15:23:47Z")
Surely someone knows? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-mac-mail-in-mountain-lion/642834/4 "2012-12-03T16:29:24Z")
What type of email account is it - POP or IMAP? ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-mac-mail-in-mountain-lion/642834/5 "2012-12-03T20:32:25Z")
It is POP. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-mac-mail-in-mountain-lion/642834/6 "2012-12-03T20:40:10Z")
> [@Aeschines](#): > > It is POP. OK, POP sent mail is stored on your machine. It should be in Home/Library/Mail/V2/POP-\/Sent Messages Look in there and see what you see. You may need to choose “Go to folder” from the Go menu in Finder, and then put in “~/Library” to get to the Library folder. ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-mac-mail-in-mountain-lion/642834/7 "2012-12-03T21:28:58Z")
I looked there, but it seems only the messages sent since the migration are in there. Could the migration have overwritten the Sent folder? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-mac-mail-in-mountain-lion/642834/8 "2012-12-03T22:12:20Z")
> [@Aeschines](#): > > I looked there, but it seems only the messages sent since the migration are in there. Could the migration have overwritten the Sent folder? I suppose it’s posible, but I’ve never seen that happen. When you say “migration,” do you mean from another machine? If so, is the mail still on that machine? ETA: I don’t suppose you have backups (I don’t know why I even ask…). ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-mac-mail-in-mountain-lion/642834/9 "2012-12-03T23:42:07Z")
I had them wipe the other machine clean to give it to a friend. I back up my really important data but had not been backing up my Sent email. I need to start using Time Machine for real. I can live without the Sent email, but I want to get it in order if I can. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-mac-mail-in-mountain-lion/642834/10 "2012-12-04T00:11:39Z")
Well, I’d poke around in the /Library/Mail directory and see if you can find anything… ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-mac-mail-in-mountain-lion/642834/11 "2012-12-04T02:06:32Z")
Thanks. I think I might also visit the Genius Bar. 🙂