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How do I fix empty mail folders on Mac when 'On My Mac' is enabled?

I'm having a problem with mail on my Mac. I originally set it up to be able to create folders on people and topics. For some reason though, emails that I have dragged into these specific folders don't seem to exist anymore and the folders are empty. Conversely, mail on my iphone ..those folders exist and mail that i;ve dragged into them are there. I think the Mac issue is because I might have set up mail to be "on my Mac". I'm not sure how to change that setting so that I can correctly use mail on the Mac to have folders which I can specify for different people/topics, etc. Any suggestions appreciated.


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Original Title: Mail folders "on my Mac" aren't populating with emails (unlike my Iphone which is working just fine)

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Should I try to "rebuild" the mailbox, folder by folder, based on Apple's support suggestion?