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Maevehill

Level 1 (4 points)

Emails being flagged without my consent

My emails are flagged and I did not ask that any should be flagged. How do I discontinue this?

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Original Title: Flagged emails

Posted on Oct 18, 2026 7:31 PM

2 replies

Mac Jim ID

Level 10 (105,996 points)

Oct 19, 2026 5:29 PM in response to Maevehill

Are you referring to one of these flags in the Mail app or something else?

Are you using Hotmail or other Microsoft Exchange account where they routinely use a red flag to label spam emails?
Do you have any Mail Rules set up on your Mac? Change Rules settings in Mail on Mac - Apple Support (CA)

razmee209

Level 10 (205,348 points)

Oct 19, 2026 4:49 PM in response to Maevehill

Maevehill wrote:

My emails are flagged and I did not ask that any should be flagged. How do I discontinue this?

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Original Title: Flagged emails

Did you enable a setting?

Who is your email provider?

What did their website or support say to do?

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256378693