tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38716980.post5887046346718916809..comments2023-04-16T08:38:26.948-06:00Comments on The Mac Whisperer: Incoming mail has stopped coming inThe Mac Whispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075892460936116818noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38716980.post-30164124947745529902007-05-02T00:01:00.000-06:002007-05-02T00:01:00.000-06:00Big anti-sluggishness tip: Go into your home folde...Big anti-sluggishness tip: Go into your home folder (look around, in Finder, for the little house that probably has your name on it — know the home folder, love the home folder), so then into Home folder > Library > Caches, and delete the cache folder for whatever application is running slowly.<BR/><BR/>(BTW, Mac users should come to learn that the home folder can be represented by a tilde "~".)j2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05461427870013140433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38716980.post-83724217093025332602007-05-01T15:19:00.000-06:002007-05-01T15:19:00.000-06:00Also, if Mail is a little sluggish, try the follow...Also, if Mail is a little sluggish, try the following:<BR/>1 - Quit Mail<BR/>2 - Launch Terminal (in a Utilities folder in your Applications folder)<BR/>3 - enter this (copy and paste are your friends) sqlite3 ~/Library/Mail/Envelope\ Index vacuum subjects;<BR/><BR/>Once your cursor comes back, type exit and launch Mail. <BR/><BR/>What does it do? It forces Mail to rebuild the database used to track email. You will save some drive space as it removes unnecessary records and rewrites everything in a logical order. And the new database will be a more efficient resource when Mail needs to use it. Less waste, more haste.Joe6paqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377784476010530375noreply@blogger.com