How to stop apple mail from sending to junk
The frustration of Apple Mail sending emails to Junk! Here are some steps to help you stop Apple Mail from sending emails to Junk:
1. Check your Junk Mail settings:
- Open Apple Mail on your Mac or iOS device.
- Click on "Mail" in the top menu bar (Mac) or tap on the "Mail" icon (iOS).
- Select "Preferences" (Mac) or "Settings" (iOS).
- Click on "Junk Mail" (Mac) or "Junk" (iOS).
- Make sure the "Junk Mail Filtering" is set to "None" or "Low" instead of "High" or "Aggressive". This will reduce the likelihood of legitimate emails being sent to Junk.
2. Whitelist senders:
- Identify the senders whose emails are being sent to Junk.
- Open Apple Mail and select the email from the sender that was sent to Junk.
- Click on "Mark as Not Junk" (Mac) or tap on the "..." icon and select "Mark as Not Junk" (iOS).
- This will add the sender to your whitelist, and future emails from them should not be sent to Junk.
3. Add senders to your contacts:
- If you have a legitimate sender whose emails are being sent to Junk, add them to your contacts.
- Open Apple Mail and select the email from the sender that was sent to Junk.
- Click on "Create New Contact" (Mac) or tap on the "..." icon and select "Create New Contact" (iOS).
- Add the sender's email address to the contact.
4. Check your email filters:
- Apple Mail allows you to create custom filters to manage your emails.
- Go to "Mail" > "Preferences" > "Rules" (Mac) or "Settings" > "Mail" > "Filters" (iOS).
- Check if you have any filters set up that might be sending emails to Junk.
- Edit or delete any filters that might be causing issues.
5. Update your email account settings:
- If you're using an email account other than iCloud or Gmail, check your account settings.
- Log in to your email account's web interface and check if there are any settings that might be causing emails to be marked as Junk.
- Update your settings accordingly.
6. Report Junk emails:
- When you receive an email that was incorrectly marked as Junk, report it to Apple Mail.
- Open the email and click on "Mark as Not Junk" (Mac) or tap on the "..." icon and select "Mark as Not Junk" (iOS).
- This will help Apple Mail's algorithms learn to recognize legitimate emails and reduce the likelihood of future emails being sent to Junk.
By following these steps, you should be able to reduce the number of emails sent to Junk and improve your overall email experience with Apple Mail.