If you click that, you’ll likely note that yours is set to store sent emails under the “On My Mac” section like mine is above switch that to the “Sent” or “Sent Messages” folder under the server section at the top, and you should be good to go.

Under “Mailbox Behaviors” is the drop-down for “Sent Mailbox.” When you do that, you can choose the “Mailbox Behaviors” tab: When the Preferences window opens, click on the “Accounts” tab, and then select the problematic account from the sidebar. After verifying that, though, open the Mail program and then pick Mail > Preferences from the menus at the top. They’re good, right? I’m always paranoid about doing backups before moving messages and changing settings around, as you guys may know. Ever.īefore you make changes of this type, check your backups. We want everything to sync, right? Well, there is a setting you can change to make this happen, so let’s go over it! I need to know what I sent and when because I can’t really depend on my poor brain for that. It’s possible that your Mac is putting its sent mail into a local folder instead of up on the server, which is certainly not ideal. If you’ve had trouble finding a sent email from your Mac on your iPhone or iPad, it may not be anything you’re doing wrong.

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