How do i stop sending mails to junk on mac
The eternal struggle of keeping your email inbox organized! Here are some steps to help you stop sending emails to the Junk folder on your Mac:
1. Check your Junk Mail settings:
- Open Mail on your Mac.
- Click on "Mail" in the top menu bar and select "Preferences."
- Click on the "Junk Mail" tab.
- Make sure the "Junk Mail Filtering" is set to "On."
- Check the "Move it to the Junk mailbox" box.
2. Whitelist senders:
- Identify the senders whose emails you want to stop sending to the Junk folder.
- Open the Junk mailbox in Mail.
- Select the email from the sender you want to whitelist.
- Click on "Mark as Not Junk" in the top menu bar.
- Confirm that you want to mark the email as not junk.
3. Add senders to your Contacts:
- Open the Contacts app on your Mac.
- Create a new contact or edit an existing one.
- Add the sender's email address to the contact's "Email" field.
- Make sure the contact is marked as "Not Junk" by checking the box next to "Not Junk" in the contact's details.
4. Update your Junk Mail filtering rules:
- Go back to the Junk Mail preferences (step 1).
- Click on the "Rules" tab.
- Click on the "+" button to create a new rule.
- Set the rule to "Move it to the Inbox" instead of "Move it to the Junk mailbox."
- Add the sender's email address or domain to the rule.
5. Check for spam filters:
- Some email providers, like Gmail, have built-in spam filters that might be moving emails to the Junk folder.
- Check your email provider's settings to see if you can adjust the spam filter settings.
6. Report false positives:
- If an email is incorrectly marked as junk, report it as a false positive.
- Open the Junk mailbox in Mail.
- Select the email you want to report.
- Click on "Mark as Not Junk" in the top menu bar.
- Confirm that you want to mark the email as not junk.
By following these steps, you should be able to reduce the number of emails sent to the Junk folder on your Mac.