Re: How to Auto-Delete old emails after xx days?
On Apr 9, 2025, at 2:37?PM, Jerald Levinson via groups.io <levinson@...> wrote:
Are these email in various mailboxes? For instance, you may have one mailbox with Santa Claus emails going back 20 years. Of those, you want to keep the last 6 months worth. Create a new mailbox, move the emails you want to keep to that mailbox, then just delete the old mailbox. Repeat for other folders. This would be easier, depending on the number of emails, than just selecting all and moving them to the Trash.
The problem I see with a rule, is that it may delete emails from the wrong folders, stuff you want to keep. If you create a Smart Mailbox and set the condition for "emails over 30 days old" it would suck them out of all your folders, again including stuff you want to keep.
My two cents, Jerry
I would treat different mailboxes with different smart mailbox rules depending on how much I want to save. Never have used a 'smart' mailbox, so forgive my ignorance as well as my grammar.?
BUT, I don't see the option in a new Smart mailbox to "Delete emails after xx days."
I'll keep looking.
TIA, John?
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Re: How to Auto-Delete old emails after xx days?
Are these email in various mailboxes? For instance, you may have one mailbox with Santa Claus emails going back 20 years. Of those, you want to keep the last 6 months worth. Create a new mailbox, move the emails you want to keep to that mailbox, then just delete the old mailbox. Repeat for other folders. This would be easier, depending on the number of emails, than just selecting all and moving them to the Trash.
The problem I see with a rule, is that it may delete emails from the wrong folders, stuff you want to keep. If you create a Smart Mailbox and set the condition for "emails over 30 days old" it would suck them out of all your folders, again including stuff you want to keep.
My two cents, Jerry
Running most recent versions of Sequoia, Apple Mail, and Spamsieve, on a Mac Studio M2 MAX.
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Looking for a way to automate a rule or smart mailbox to automatically delete some of my bloated histories of emails after xx number of days going back years that are only taking up space.
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After poking around I can't find any way to automate this.?
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Any ideas?
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All the best,
John?
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How to Auto-Delete old emails after xx days?
Running most recent versions of Sequoia, Apple Mail, and Spamsieve, on a Mac Studio M2 MAX.
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Looking for a way to automate a rule or smart mailbox to automatically delete some of my bloated histories of emails after xx number of days going back years that are only taking up space.
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After poking around I can't find any way to automate this.?
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Any ideas?
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All the best,
John?
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Re: Warning: New MacBook Pro M4 Pro & Old Monitor
Yes, Randy, the OP was talking about devices that would have some version of HDMI v2, and I was talking devices that had versions of HDMI v1.
I couldn’t fine the HDMI version for my late 2012 Mac mini, but your bit of info suggests it was probably v1.4.
My 2008 or 2009 Vizio is not a Smart TV, but just a Digital TV, with HDMI v1.
I talked to senior tech support at both Apple and Vizio. A senior tech from Vizio, had me check for the needed settings to correct the issue I was seeing. Those settings were greyed out, and there was not upgrade to get them. Since my monitor was so old, there was no chance to see an upgrade in firmware to correct it.
The senior tech finally disclosed that cause was that Apple and the monitor industry disagreed on the interpretation of the HDMI v1 standard at that time.
A users suggested a third party app to tweak the settings on the Mac, but I was lost in the weeds. It was past my knowledge level, or just didn’t work.
The point of my prior post was that, as I had started, HDMI to HDMI will normally give an image that is acceptable to most, unless one if the devices uses v1.
If the person is the visual equivalent of an audiophile, then they probably have the budget to upgrade the hardware.
Oh, btw, the late 2012 Mac mini has two video output ports, one HDMI and one Thunderbolt. The Thunderbolt appears the default main monitor, if both are used.
Brent
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On Apr 8, 2025, at 21:29, Randy B. Singer via groups.io <randy@...> wrote:
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On Apr 8, 2025, at 11:10 AM, Brent via groups.io <whodo678@...> wrote:
The Vizio uses HDMI v 1
HDMI 2.0 wasn’t introduced until 2013. It supports 4K resolution.
HDMI 1.x, at it’s best, never supported 4K resolution.
HDMI 1.4, the highest iteration of HDMI 1.x, wasn’t introduced until 2009. So your Vizio might not even support HDMI 1.4. It might not even support 2K.
My earlier point to Bob was that if you have a recent Mac, and a recent monitor, things are fairly simple. They get a lot more complex if you have an old monitor and/or an old Mac. In fact, since DisplayPort was more advanced than HDMI for a bunch of years, if you have an old computer and/or an old monitor, you may not want to connect them via HDMI. Another input, if available, might give better performance.
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Re: Warning: New MacBook Pro M4 Pro & Old Monitor
On Apr 8, 2025, at 11:10 AM, Brent via groups.io <whodo678@...> wrote:
The Vizio uses HDMI v 1 HDMI 2.0 wasn’t introduced until 2013. It supports 4K resolution. HDMI 1.x, at it’s best, never supported 4K resolution. HDMI 1.4, the highest iteration of HDMI 1.x, wasn’t introduced until 2009. So your Vizio might not even support HDMI 1.4. It might not even support 2K. My earlier point to Bob was that if you have a recent Mac, and a recent monitor, things are fairly simple. They get a lot more complex if you have an old monitor and/or an old Mac. In fact, since DisplayPort was more advanced than HDMI for a bunch of years, if you have an old computer and/or an old monitor, you may not want to connect them via HDMI. Another input, if available, might give better performance. __________________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice __________________________________________________
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Re: Warning: New MacBook Pro M4 Pro & Old Monitor
Generally all versions of HDMI play well with one another, ?but ?if you were working with older equipment, there is one notable issue.?
I stumbled across it using a late 2012 Mac mini and a Vizio TV/ monitor from about 2009. The Vizio uses HDMI ?v 1, and I am not sure if the mini uses v 1or 2. The issue is that it cuts off a bit of all 4 edges of the desktop. The whole Menu Bar and some of the Dock are not visible.?
I suspected that a monitor with HDMI v 2 would solve it.?
This is a known issue, by a very few, and very infrequently run into. I was later given a 44” Roku TV. When I connected it to my mini to watch a movie, the full Desktop was shown. The Roku uses a more current version of HDMI.
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On Apr 8, 2025, at 08:02, Bob Gerard via groups.io <rowerbob@...> wrote:
? Thanks so very much for responding, Peter. ?So pleased to learn that the hookup of the new monitor was seamless and that you are pleased with it. ?And $250 beats the pants off the price for the Apple-branded 27" monitor. ?
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Randy was right about the HDMI to HDMI port connection. ?When I went looking online for info on this subject, I ran across site after site that over complicated things, like this one:
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The are different things that various methods of backing up protect you from. Your specifics determine if it is enough or too much.?
The things you need to back up for are; - failure of a single device, say your Mac. TM or some other form of local back up protects for this.?
- theft, fire or natural disaster of all your devices. BackBlaze or other remote back up protects from this without having to physically having to swap a drive to a safe remote location. Dropbox is normally not used for a full back up.?
- along with local internet failure, say flood or hurricane, and you need access to your docs. When the disaster is over and things are returning to stable, if you managed to grab the flashdrive, you would have access to important papers like an inventory and insurance papers.?
One of the lists I am on, one member had their external drive with all their docs on it fail, and apparently they don’t have a back up.?
And a backup can fail, too, so multiple backups can come in handy.?
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On Apr 7, 2025, at 21:27, SFR via groups.io <rings_mace2i@...> wrote:
? I use Time Machine to backup my iMac, I also use BackBlaze. Some files are also copied to Dropbox, but that's mostly so they're available to me if I'm away from my iMac.
For as far back as I can remember, I've also backed up important individual files to a flash drive. Nothing is work-related, I'm retired & the files are various personal files. I know it's an extra step to back up to the flash drive but I've done it for so long, it's second nature.
I'm wondering if it's really still necessary to continue the flash drive backups or if I can let that step go. Am I overdoing the backup steps? Might be nice to give up that extra step.
Thanks very much?
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Re: LaCie d2 Network 2, defective master card
Oh, I see. I assumed that you already had one because you mentioned a specific model. If you are thinking of getting a NAS anyway, also consider Synology, which I’ve used for years, otherwise I would instead look at running Linux on your Mac <>.
Otto
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On 8 Apr 2025, at 14:59, hibiscusjlb via groups.io <brousseaujeanluc@...> wrote:
Otto,
I cannot try because I do not have a QNAP on hand. I wanted to know if it was possible before I buy one.
Unless someone tells me it will not work, this will be my next step.
Thanks.
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Re: Warning: New MacBook Pro M4 Pro & Old Monitor
Thanks so very much for responding, Peter. ?So pleased to learn that the hookup of the new monitor was seamless and that you are pleased with it. ?And $250 beats the pants off the price for the Apple-branded 27" monitor. ?
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Randy was right about the HDMI to HDMI port connection. ?When I went looking online for info on this subject, I ran across site after site that over complicated things, like this one:
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On Apr 8, 2025, at 12:27?AM, SFR via groups.io <rings_mace2i@...> wrote: I'm wondering if it's really still necessary to continue the flash drive backups or if I can let that step go. Am I overdoing the backup steps? Might be nice to give up that extra step.
Keep using the Flash Drive.
It's Air-Gapped!?
All the best, John?
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Re: LaCie d2 Network 2, defective master card
Otto,
I cannot try because I do not have a QNAP on hand. I wanted to know if it was possible before I buy one.?
Unless someone tells me it will not work, this will be my next step.?
Thanks.
Jean-Luc
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Re: Brave browser won't start up
On Apr 7, 2025, at 4:44 PM, Barbara Mende <barbara@...> wrote:
It was stalled and then, when I rebooted, never started up again. Reinstalled it. Ran Cocktail. Ideas? MBP 3, Sonoma. What, exactly, happens when you try to launch Brave? Does it open and then quit? Does it give an error message? Have you tried a different browser, such as Safari, to see if it works fine? When you deleted Brave, and then downloaded and installed a new copy, did you delete Brave by dragging it’s icon to the trash, or did you use an uninstaller program, like AppCleaner? AppCleaner (free) __________________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice __________________________________________________
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Sorry, hit send too soon! I meant to say that for another level of backup, I would back up whatever Time Machine backs up to. We do that with our NAS.
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If a further level of backup is? On 8 Apr 2025, at 05:58, Ben Rosenthal via < ben@...> wrote:
Seems to me the flash drive isn’t necessary. It sounds like you don’t go as many places where having the flash drive would be valuable. Also, you have remote access to stuff via Backblaze and maybe Dropbox and/or iCloud Drive.
Are you paying for Dropbox storage? Are you also paying for iCloud storage? Might you be able to consolidate these? You can certainly access iCloud Drive when away from your Mac.
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On 8 Apr 2025, at 05:58, Ben Rosenthal via < ben@...> wrote:
Seems to me the flash drive isn’t necessary. It sounds like you don’t go as many places where having the flash drive would be valuable. Also, you have remote access to stuff via Backblaze and maybe Dropbox and/or iCloud Drive.
Are you paying for Dropbox storage? Are you also paying for iCloud storage? Might you be able to consolidate these? You can certainly access iCloud Drive when away from your Mac. ? I use Time Machine to backup my iMac, I also use BackBlaze. Some files are also copied to Dropbox, but that's mostly so they're available to me if I'm away from my iMac. For as far back as I can remember, I've also backed up important individual files to a flash drive. Nothing is work-related, I'm retired & the files are various personal files. I know it's an extra step to back up to the flash drive but I've done it for so long, it's second nature. I'm wondering if it's really still necessary to continue the flash drive backups or if I can let that step go. Am I overdoing the backup steps? Might be nice to give up that extra step. Thanks very much?
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Re: LaCie d2 Network 2, defective master card
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Thanks Ben,?
I also tried that. I do not want to see hundreds of Linux files and folders, but I want to see my Mac OS files saved on this LaCie drive by Linux.?
Whatever I have tried following all the solutions proposed here, I only get a list of Linux files and folders. I have looked inside all the folders without success.?
Back at the beginning...
Thanks to all of you.
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Seems to me the flash drive isn’t necessary. It sounds like you don’t go as many places where having the flash drive would be valuable. Also, you have remote access to stuff via Backblaze and maybe Dropbox and/or iCloud Drive.
Are you paying for Dropbox storage? Are you also paying for iCloud storage? Might you be able to consolidate these? You can certainly access iCloud Drive when away from your Mac.
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On Apr 7, 2025, at 21:27, SFR via groups.io <rings_mace2i@...> wrote:
? I use Time Machine to backup my iMac, I also use BackBlaze. Some files are also copied to Dropbox, but that's mostly so they're available to me if I'm away from my iMac.
For as far back as I can remember, I've also backed up important individual files to a flash drive. Nothing is work-related, I'm retired & the files are various personal files. I know it's an extra step to back up to the flash drive but I've done it for so long, it's second nature.
I'm wondering if it's really still necessary to continue the flash drive backups or if I can let that step go. Am I overdoing the backup steps? Might be nice to give up that extra step.
Thanks very much?
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I use Time Machine to backup my iMac, I also use BackBlaze. Some files are also copied to Dropbox, but that's mostly so they're available to me if I'm away from my iMac.
For as far back as I can remember, I've also backed up important individual files to a flash drive. Nothing is work-related, I'm retired & the files are various personal files. I know it's an extra step to back up to the flash drive but I've done it for so long, it's second nature.
I'm wondering if it's really still necessary to continue the flash drive backups or if I can let that step go. Am I overdoing the backup steps? Might be nice to give up that extra step.
Thanks very much?
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Brave browser won't start up
It was stalled and then, when I rebooted, never started up again. Reinstalled it. Ran Cocktail. Ideas? MBP 3, Sonoma.
Thanks, Barbara
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Re: LaCie d2 Network 2, defective master card
Thanks Ben,?
I also tried that. I do not want to see hundreds of Linux files and folders, but I want to see my Mac OS files saved on this LaCie drive by Linux.?
Whatever I have tried following all the solutions proposed here, I only get a list of Linux files and folders. I have looked inside all the folders without success.?
Back at the beginning...
Thanks to all of you.
Jean-Luc Brousseau ?
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Re: Warning: New MacBook Pro M4 Pro & Old Monitor
Hello
OK, so the new monitor (LG 27US500-W Ultrafine Monitor 27-Inch 4K UHD (3840x2160)) arrived today, and I went to my friend's place, we unpacked it and connected it to power, connected it to the computer with the enclosed HDMI-HDMI cable, turned on the comouter and everything was just perfect.?
Honestly, that was all we did. No trouble, no hassle.?
Great picture, high resolution, brilliant colors. No complaints!?
Another great recommendation from Randy.
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Peter
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On 6 Apr 2025, at 17.08, Bob Gerard <rfg1647@...> wrote:
Ok, I decided to order the LG suggestion … it will arrive Monday. Looking forward. Thanks for the recommendations.?
Peter - Please do let us know of your experience setting up your monitor and your satisfaction with it.
I save these three screenshots from a MacMost video presentation on connecting a Mac to an external monitor.
What I find curious is why MacMost does not address the hdmi to hdmi connection.
MacMost says this is the best way to connect a Mac w/ an external monitor.
This is the second best way…
And this is the least desirable way to do so... Bob
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