How to reinstall apple mail sierra
To reinstall Apple Mail on macOS Sierra, you can follow these steps:
Method 1: Reinstall Apple Mail from the App Store
- Go to the App Store on your Mac.
- Click on the "Updates" tab at the top of the window.
- If Apple Mail is listed, click the "Update" button next to it.
- If Apple Mail is not listed, click on the "Search" tab and type "Mail" in the search field.
- Click on the "Mail" app icon to open its page.
- Click the "Install" button to reinstall Apple Mail.
Method 2: Reinstall Apple Mail using the Terminal
- Open the Terminal app on your Mac. You can find it in the Applications/Utilities folder, or use Spotlight to search for it.
- Type the following command and press Enter:
sudo rm -rf /Applications/Mail.app
- Type your administrator password when prompted.
- Wait for the command to complete.
- Type the following command and press Enter:
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/Install\ macOS\ Sierra
- Follow the prompts to reinstall macOS Sierra, which will also reinstall Apple Mail.
Method 3: Reinstall Apple Mail using a Time Machine backup
- If you have a Time Machine backup, you can restore your Mac to a previous point when Apple Mail was working correctly.
- Connect your Time Machine backup drive to your Mac.
- Open Time Machine and select the backup you want to restore from.
- Click "Restore" and follow the prompts to restore your Mac.
- Once the restore process is complete, Apple Mail should be reinstalled.
Additional steps
After reinstalling Apple Mail, you may need to:
- Reconfigure your email accounts by going to Mail > Preferences > Accounts and adding your email accounts again.
- Reimport your email data by going to Mail > Preferences > Accounts > [Account Name] > Import and selecting the email data you want to import.
- Reinstall any email plugins or add-ons you were using previously.