Mac Mail: Trash won't empty on exiting, even when told to do so.

[MacProFreak]

Does anyone know how to solve this problem?

In Yosemite, my trash folder inside mail was full of messages that should have been eliminated a long time ago, as I have Mail configured to empty that folder when quitting. Why doesn't it work? Accounts are all POP.

 

[inscrewtable]

have you tried selecting all the messages in the trash folder then deleting.

 

[MacProFreak]

have you tried selecting all the messages in the trash folder then deleting.

Yes, but that defeats the purpose... I want the messages to be gone from the trash folder automatically when I quit mail, something that always worked prior to this disaster that is Yosemite.

 

[inscrewtable]

Yes, but that defeats the purpose... I want the messages to be gone from the trash folder automatically when I quit mail, something that always worked prior to this disaster that is Yosemite.

How about clicking on Menu>Prefs the the "Accounts" tab and highlight the mail account you want and then go to >Mailbox Behaviours, at the bottom is the Trash mailbox prefs where it says 'Permanently erase messages when:' and then there's a dropdown where you can select "Quitting Mail". But maybe selecting "One Day" that gives you a days grace would be better. Also you can uncheck 'store deleted messages on the server'

Are you saying you've done all that and it still doesn't work?

 

[MacProFreak]

Are you saying you've done all that and it still doesn't work?

Exactly.

 

[inscrewtable]

Exactly.

Could it be a pop issue, maybe the mail is deleted and redownloads from the server. Is this gmail?